Incident · 1992-04-23

NTSB case NYC92IA086 · LOCKHEED L-1011-385 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1992-04-23
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: LOCKHEED L-1011-385 (N721DA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DELTA AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

THE CAPTAIN'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE NOSEWHEEL RATE OF SINK AND SUBSEQUENT OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TIRES.

Source: NTSB case NYC92IA086

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.

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