Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | mardi 27 avril 1993 |
Heure: | 17:28 |
Type/Sous-type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) |
Compagnie: | Continental Air Lines |
Immatriculation: | N72822 |
Numéro de série: | 49482/1309 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1986 |
Heures de vol: | 21572 |
Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217 |
Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 115 |
Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 121 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
Conséquences: | Repaired |
Lieu de l'accident: | Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
Aéroport de départ: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Aéroport de destination: | Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Numéro de vol: | CO588 |
Détails:A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82, N72822, operating as Continental Airlines Flight 588, had the right main landing gear collapse during landing roll at Denver-Stapleton International Airport, Colorado. There were two minor injuries reported from the emergency evacuation, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
According to the flight deck crew, the takeoff, en route, and approach were normal. Upon touch down on runway 26R, a severe vibration occurred and the right main gear collapsed at 117 knots. The aircraft remained on the runway and skidded to a stop.
Probable Cause:
A vibration in the right main landing gear, for undetermined reasons, which resulted in collapse of the right main gear. A factor was failure of the pilot in command to ensure deployment of the ground spoilers.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months | Accident number: | DEN93FA049 | Download report: | Summary report
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Sources:
» NTSB
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accident date:
27-04-1993type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)
registration: N72822

accident date:
27-04-1993type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)
registration: N72822

accident date:
27-04-1993type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)
registration: N72822
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre San Francisco International Airport, CA et Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO est de 1524 km (953 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.