Narrative:
American Eagle flight 4539 initially landed with the gear up at Boston (BOS) runway 22L. The crew reported that they had an indication that the gear was down and locked but right before touchdown, they noticed a landing gear lever disagree. They executed a go-around and mechanically lowered the landing gear. They were able to get the gear down and locked and got a visual confirmation that the gear was down. The flaps would not extend due to damage from contacting the runway on the initial landing, but the crew was able to successfully land the airplane.
Runway mishap
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 20 June 2007 |
| Time: | 08:20 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-135LR (ERJ-135LR) |
| Operator: | American Eagle Airlines |
| Registration: | N731BE |
| MSN: | 145356 |
| First flight: | 2000 |
| Engines: | 2 Allison AE3007A3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ), Canada |
| Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 4539 |
American Eagle flight 4539 initially landed with the gear up at Boston (BOS) runway 22L. The crew reported that they had an indication that the gear was down and locked but right before touchdown, they noticed a landing gear lever disagree. They executed a go-around and mechanically lowered the landing gear. They were able to get the gear down and locked and got a visual confirmation that the gear was down. The flaps would not extend due to damage from contacting the runway on the initial landing, but the crew was able to successfully land the airplane.
Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
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 Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON to Boston-Logan International Airport, MA as the crow flies is 711 km (444 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON to Boston-Logan International Airport, MA as the crow flies is 711 km (444 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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