Boeing 737-524 N23661

Summary

On 27 March 2008 at about 23:08 local time, a Boeing 737-524 registered N23661, operated by Continental Airlines Inc, was involved in an incident near Houston, Texas, United States. 118 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.

Date

27 March 2008 at 23:08

Classification

Incident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

George Bush Intercontinental (KIAH)

Coordinates

30.0072, -95.3136

Aircraft

Boeing 737-524

Registration

N23661

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Continental Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Houston

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DFW08IA087

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew's improper landing technique for an inoperative anti-skid system resulting in locked brakes and four blown main landing gear tires.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The flight crew departed for the destination airport knowing that the anti-skid system was inoperative. While in flight the flight crew briefed the operational procedures for landing with an inpoerative anti-skid system, including manual deployment of the speed brakes and thrust reversers before using minimal braking during the landing to avoid tire blowout. During the landing the flight crew encountered four blown main landing gear tires, resulting in minor damage to the airplane. An examination of the wheels, tires, and brakes revealed no anomalies. Further examination of the airplane and its systems revealed no anomalies aside from the inoperative anti-skid system. The flight data recorder data depicted no deployment of the speed brakes, no use of the thrust reversers, and an increase in brake pressure at the same time weight was transferred to the nose gear, consistent with brake application upon landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.