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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 2005 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-2B7ER |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N653US |
| MSN: | 24894/338 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 207 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Near London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) |
| London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft landing gear selection was delayed until the aircraft was at 500 ft agl, and the final landing flap was not fully deployed until a few seconds before touchdown. At 500 ft agl ATC asked the crew to confirm that the landing gear was down and requested that the aircraft should carry out a go-around if it was not.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ffd6e5274a13140009dd/Boeing_767-200__N653US_06-06.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/414643 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 October 2011 | N253AY | US Airways | 0 | New York, New York |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2025 13:14 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 08-Mar-2025 13:14 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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