Incident · 2006-08-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-08-21
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-524 (N14655)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
An overload failure of the airplane's nose landing gear while being towed for repositioning.
Source: NTSB case NYC06IA207Flight 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.