Boeing B727 N2819W
2 March 1979 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1979 at about 07:45 local time, a Boeing B727 registered N2819W, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 84 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minneapolis-St Pl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B727
- Registration
- N2819W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Seattle, Wa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
UNABLE TO EXTEND RT MAIN GEAR DUE TO JAMMING OF LANDING GEAR WHEELS INTO OUTER MAIN GEAR DOOR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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