Accident · 2001-08-09

NTSB case CHI01FA270 · Boeing 717-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-08-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 717-200 (N2417F)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TRANS WORLD AIRLINES

Probable cause

The malfunction of the nose gear extension system, which resulted from a previous ground collision with a wheel chock. A factor was the wheel chock.

Source: NTSB case CHI01FA270

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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