Narrative:
While on approach to Saint Louis, the nose gear was unable to be extended. The crew decided to carry out an emergency landing at Scott Air Force Base, runway 14L. The airplane came to rest on its nose and main landing gear.
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."
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 9 August 2001 |
| Time: | 20:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing 717-231 |
| Operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | N2417F |
| MSN: | 55084/5052 |
| First flight: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 845 |
| Engines: | 2 BMW RR BR715-A1-30 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 71 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Belleville-Scott AFB, IL (BLV) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA), United States of America |
| Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | TW519 |
While on approach to Saint Louis, the nose gear was unable to be extended. The crew decided to carry out an emergency landing at Scott Air Force Base, runway 14L. The airplane came to rest on its nose and main landing gear.
Probable Cause:
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."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing on runway
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Nashville International Airport, TN to Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO as the crow flies is 434 km (271 miles).
Distance from Nashville International Airport, TN to Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO as the crow flies is 434 km (271 miles).
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