Lockheed L-1011-385-1 N11003
15 May 1997 · Saint Louis, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1997 at about 15:25 local time, a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 registered N11003 was involved in an incident near Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. 187 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert St Louis Intl (STL)
- Coordinates
- 38.6301, -90.1900
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-1011-385-1
- Registration
- N11003
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI97IA134
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
Probable cause
failure of company maintenance personnel to properly install a mounting eyebolt (and associated cotter pin, washer, spacer and castellated nut) on the lower forward bracket of the left main landing gear strut door.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
About 28 minutes after takeoff, while climbing through FL290, the flight crew heard a loud bang of short duration. A check of the airplane was performed with no abnormalities discovered, except for a slight vibration near the left wing area. Postflight examination of the airplane revealed the left main landing gear strut door had separated from the airplane. Also under-wing damage was noted in that area. There was evidence that initial failure of the door mounting points occurred when the crew heard the loud noise, but final separation of the door occurred during final approach for landing. The door landed in downtown Saint Louis. During examination of the door's lower forward mounting bracket, rounded threads were found on the mounting eyebolt, and associated hardware was missing. The missing hardware consisted of a spacer, washer, castellated nut and cotter pin. All other mounting points had signs of overload fractures. Maintenance was last performed in this area on 5/7/97.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1997 | Lockheed L-1011 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 1997 | Lockheed L-1011-385-3 | Atlantic Ocean | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1998 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 | Panama City, Panama | American Int'l Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Lockheed L-1011-100 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1997 | Cessna 402B | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Weber RV-4 | Hermann, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1997 | Morgan MINI-500 | Ava, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Cessna 150M | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft A36 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |