Boeing 727-22C N753AS
15 October 1986 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 1986 at about 21:35 local time, a Boeing 727-22C registered N753AS, operated by Arco Aviation, was involved in an incident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 115 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 21:35
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Int'l (ANC)
- Coordinates
- 61.1590, -149.9898
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-22C
- Registration
- N753AS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Arco Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kuparak → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87IA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
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
AFTER DEPARTURE, THE FLIGHT CREW RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTICED A NOSE GEAR DISAGREEMENT LIGHT. UPON ARRIVING AT ANCHORAGE, THE FLIGHT CREW COULD NOT LOWER THE NOSE GEAR THROUGH NORMAL OR MANUAL MEANS. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITH MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR MECHANISMS REVEALED THAT THE TWO LINKS WHICH EXERCISE THE PAWL BLOCK LOCKS HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO REMAIN IN THE FULLY RETRACTED AND LOCKED POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Loudon County, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-223 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-232 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper J3C-65 | Yentna River, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Polly Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Interstate 15B2 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-22 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1986 | Consolidated-Vultee L-13 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |