ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356131
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| Date: | Saturday 22 March 1997 |
| Time: | 07:44 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-269B |
| Owner/operator: | American International Airways |
| Registration: | N707CK |
| MSN: | 21541/332 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 53947 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT9D-7J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Manaus, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (KMIA) |
| (SBEG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flightcrew reported that the landing was into the early morning sun approximately 30 minutes after local sunrise. They reported that the glare from the sun was intense and the flying pilot installed his windshield sun shade at the other marker. They said that the 1,000 foot and 500 foot call outs were made with confirmation of the runway in sight. The flying pilot continued to fly on instruments to decision height. They said that at approximately 1,000 feet the glare increased with low haze and the forward visibility decreased. The flying pilot considered the airplane to be in the correct attitude for landing; however, the non-flying (PIC) took control prior to touchdown and flared the airplane when he saw no apparent flare. The airplane then touched down hard. A readout of the Flight Data Recorder revealed touchdown produced 2.77 'G.' The data indicated that the sink rate increased when the non-flying pilot moved the control column aft in an attempt to flare the airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's (non-flying pilot) improper flare. Related factors were inadequate crew/coordination, haze and sunglare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97IA096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1999 | N707CK | Kitty Hawk International | 0 | near Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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