AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., BOEING 747-151, N602US, MIAMI, FLORIDA, DECEMBER 15, 1972

The report describes the aircraft accident in which no one was seriously injured. The nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft structure in that area. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ineffective braking capability of the aircraft on the wet runway because of the low coefficient of friction of the new runway surface, and insufficient engine reverse thrust to decelerate the aircraft.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1973-5-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation crashes; Birds; Civil aircraft; Crash investigation; Crash landing; Emergency airstrips; Hydroplaning; Jet propelled aircraft; Landing gear; Loss and damage; Passenger aircraft; Skid resistance
• Identifier Terms: Boeing 747 aircraft; U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft noses; Emergency landing; Ingestion engines; Ntsb
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047861
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB-AAR-73-13 Acc Rpt
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1973 12:00AM