Boeing 727-231 N64323
28 July 1982 · Flushing, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1982 at about 20:20 local time, a Boeing 727-231 registered N64323, operated by Trans World Airlines, was involved in an incident near Flushing, New York, United States. 129 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 20:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Flushing, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laguardia (LGA)
- Coordinates
- 40.7698, -73.8692
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-231
- Registration
- N64323
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82IA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
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
TWA FLT 524, A BOEING 727-231, WAS EXECUTING AN ILS RWY 22 APCH TO LAGUARDIA AIRPORT WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR ON FINAL APCH. THE APCH WAS CONDUCTED IN IMC. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY BROKE OUT AND OBSERVED THE RWY CENTERLINE LIGHTS AT 100FT ABOVE DECISION HEIGHT. THE APCH WAS STABILISHED UNTIL 50-100FT AGL WHEN THE NOSE SWUNG RAPIDLY TO THE RT TO 242DEG AND A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT DEVELOPED. THE CAPTAIN APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND FULL POWER BUT WASUNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT. FLT 524 TOUCHED DOWN NR THE INTXN OF RWYS 22 AND 13, BOUNCED, RETURNED TO THE RWY SURFACE AND ROLLED OUT ON THE RWY. THE NUMBER 7 AND 8 LEADING SLATS AND THEIR ACTUATORS WERE DMGD. THE RT TIP ALSO EXHIBITED MINOR DMG. THE WIND HAD CHGD FROM 230 DEG/06 KTS WHEN FLT 524 WAS AT THE OUTER MARKER TO 330 DEG/21 KTS GUSTING TO 48KTSSHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE CREW MONITORED THEIR WX RADAR DRG THE APCH AND NOTED A TSTM TO THE RIGHT. AN ACFT AT THE RWY 13 RUNUP PAD REPORTED THAT HEAVY RAIN AND A GUST FRONT HIT JUST PRIOR TO TWA'S TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Boeing 727-235 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1982 | Boeing 727-235 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Pan American World A/W | Fatal | 145 |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Boeing 727-200 | Austin, Texas, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1982 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Western Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Lake Placid, New York, United States | Paul Lautenschuetz | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Red Hook, New York, United States | Herbert Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1982 | De Havilland DH-114 | Sidney, New York, United States | Ford-Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Elma, New York, United States | Buffalo Air Park, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1982 | Schweizer 2-33A | Elmira, New York, United States | Harris Hill Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1982 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Elmira, New York, United States | Roland J. Zavada | No injuries | - |