Boeing 737-2A6 N145AW

Summary

On 26 February 1987 at about 06:13 local time, a Boeing 737-2A6 registered N145AW was involved in an incident near Durango, Colorado, United States. 48 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 February 1987 at 06:13

Classification

Incident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Durango-la Plata (DRO)

Coordinates

37.2695, -107.8794

Aircraft

Boeing 737-2A6

Registration

N145AW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN87IA059

Nobody was injured.

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

AMERICA WEST AIRLINES FLT 166, A BOEING 737, DEPARTED PHOENIX, AZ, EN ROUTE TO DURANGO, CO. DURING THE ILS APCH TO DURANGO'S RWY 02 IN IMC, THE CAPTAIN USED A 10-15 DEGREE CRAB ANGLE TO MAINTAIN THE LOCALIZER COURSE. UPON TOUCHDOWN APRX 1000-1300 FT FROM RWY THRESHOLD, THE SPEEDBRAKES DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY. THE ACFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF RWY CENTERLINE. THE CAPTAIN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT NOSEWHEEL STEERING WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. REVERSE THRUST WAS NOT EMPLOYED. APRX 3000 FT FROM THE RWY THRESHOLD, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SANK IN SOFT SNOW ALONG THE RWY EDGE AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A HALT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.