ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382910
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| Date: | Sunday 5 December 1982 |
| Time: | 22:31 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-201 |
| Owner/operator: | Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration: | N798N |
| MSN: | 22751/857 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1814 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Winston-salem, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo, NY |
| Winston-salem, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLT FROM BUFFALO WAS REPORTED AS CHOPPY & THE CHOP CONTINUED DURING THE DESCENT. WX WAS NOTED ON THE AIRBORNE RADAR SW & NW OF THE ARPT. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE OUTER MARKER THE CREW OBSERVED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING NEAR THE ARPT & WERE INFROMED THAT A THUNDERSTORM WAS 2-3 MI WEST OF THE ARPT, MOVING TOWARDS THE ARPT. THE RAIN WAS LIGHT AT THE OUTER MARKER, BUT AS THEY PROCEEDED INBOUND THE INTENSITY INCREASED. THE PLT STATED HE THOUGHT THEY HAD MORE SPACE TO FLARE. HE REPORTED THAT THE LANDING WAS NOT HARD, BUT THE ACFT BOUNCED & ON THE SECOND CONTACT THE NOSE CAME DOWN TO THERWY. THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AFT INTO THE LOWER FUSELAGE DAMAGING THE BULKHEAD AT STATION 294.5. THE FLIGHT RECORDERREADOUT REVEALED A SUDDEN INCREASE IN AIRSPEED & SINK RATE DURING THE LAST 8 SECS PRIOR TO RWY CONTACT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83IA050
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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