Narrative:
Delta Air Lines flight DL1092, a Boeing 717-200, sustained substantial damage when the nose landing gear did not extend before landing at Charlotte Douglass International Airport (CLT), North Carolina. The 104 passengers and crew evacuated with no injuries.
The flight crew reported that when the airplane was about 2,000 ft above ground level (AGL), the first officer (FO) lowered the landing gear handle and observed the nose wheel unsafe condition light illuminate. The unsafe condition was confirmed in the configuration page of the electronic instrument system (EIS). A go-around was initiated to trouble shoot and complete the applicable checklists. A manual gear extension was attempted without success.
An emergency was declared with ATC and the flight proceeded inbound on the ILS 36L approach. As the airplane approached 300 ft AGL, ATC notified the flight crew that the nose wheel was not visible, and a second go-around was initiated. In an effort to lower the nose wheel, multiple normal and manual landing gear extension attempts were made to no avail and the decision was made to proceed with the landing.
The airplane touched down about 1,400 ft from the runways threshold and the nose was lowered onto the runway at about 80 knots. The airplane stopped just before taxiway W7 and CLT airport aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) sprayed the nose wheel area with water. The flight crew conducted the shutdown and evacuation checklists. After the fire chief verified that the area was safe, an evacuation was performed through the two forward entry doors with the passengers utilizing emergency slides.
A postaccident examination of the nose landing gear system revealed a fractured upper lock link. Due to the fractured upper lock link, the lower lock link was free to swing down to a vertical position and made contact with the nose landing gear assembly and thereby restricted its movement.
Forced landing on runway
Displaced lower lock link contacting nose gear assembly in foreground. Note the forward section of the fractured upper lock link has previously been removed from the lower lock link during recovery. The aft section of the fractured upper lock link is in the background. View looking down and aft (NTSB)
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 2023 |
| Time: | 08:58 |
| Type: |  Boeing 717-2BD |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N955AT |
| MSN: | 55017/5040 |
| First flight: | 2000 |
| Engines: | 2 BMW RR BR715 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 99 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), United States of America |
| Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | DL1092 |
Delta Air Lines flight DL1092, a Boeing 717-200, sustained substantial damage when the nose landing gear did not extend before landing at Charlotte Douglass International Airport (CLT), North Carolina. The 104 passengers and crew evacuated with no injuries.
The flight crew reported that when the airplane was about 2,000 ft above ground level (AGL), the first officer (FO) lowered the landing gear handle and observed the nose wheel unsafe condition light illuminate. The unsafe condition was confirmed in the configuration page of the electronic instrument system (EIS). A go-around was initiated to trouble shoot and complete the applicable checklists. A manual gear extension was attempted without success.
An emergency was declared with ATC and the flight proceeded inbound on the ILS 36L approach. As the airplane approached 300 ft AGL, ATC notified the flight crew that the nose wheel was not visible, and a second go-around was initiated. In an effort to lower the nose wheel, multiple normal and manual landing gear extension attempts were made to no avail and the decision was made to proceed with the landing.
The airplane touched down about 1,400 ft from the runways threshold and the nose was lowered onto the runway at about 80 knots. The airplane stopped just before taxiway W7 and CLT airport aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) sprayed the nose wheel area with water. The flight crew conducted the shutdown and evacuation checklists. After the fire chief verified that the area was safe, an evacuation was performed through the two forward entry doors with the passengers utilizing emergency slides.
A postaccident examination of the nose landing gear system revealed a fractured upper lock link. Due to the fractured upper lock link, the lower lock link was free to swing down to a vertical position and made contact with the nose landing gear assembly and thereby restricted its movement.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing on runway
Photos
Video, social media
Passengers and crew aboard Delta Flight 1092 experienced an emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport after the plane's nose gear broke.
Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) June 28, 2023
pic.twitter.com/RPB6QKnEkU
Breaking news: A plane landed at Charlotte Douglas Airport - without it's landing gear. Read more: https://t.co/WeKYsFcqEk pic.twitter.com/MQ2rONC4Ko
WSOCTV (@wsoctv) June 28, 2023
DELTA 1092 (Boeing 717) declaring an emergency with CHARLOTTE APPROACH advising of a unsafe gear situation. Via https://t.co/S1xZfK51qE: https://t.co/oTv06CWllx https://t.co/ry6QW4Bu0h pic.twitter.com/dYkZ8LG85V
Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) June 28, 2023
Displaced lower lock link contacting nose gear assembly in foreground. Note the forward section of the fractured upper lock link has previously been removed from the lower lock link during recovery. The aft section of the fractured upper lock link is in the background. View looking down and aft (NTSB)
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 Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC as the crow flies is 362 km (226 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC as the crow flies is 362 km (226 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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