Boeing 707-123B N2773

Summary

On 29 December 1983 at about 18:15 local time, a Boeing 707-123B registered N2773, operated by American Trans Air, Inc., was involved in an incident near Oakland, California, United States. 165 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 1983 at 18:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Oakland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Metropolitan Oakland Int' (OAK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 707-123B

Registration

N2773

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

American Trans Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Oakland

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84IA119

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A STRONG SHIMMY & VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO DEEP RUTS IN THE SNOW. AFTER LANDINGON DECELERATION THE VIBRATION BECAME SO SEVERE THAT THE PLT STOPPED ON THE RWY CENTERLINE & ORDERED AN EVACUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR TOWING & STEERING CONNECTING LINK WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE NOSE STEERING COLLAR WITH THE STEERING QUICK RELEASE PIN INSTALLED IN THE DISCONNECTED LINK PREVENTING CONTINUITY BETWEEN COCKPIT STEERING & THE NOSE WHEELS WHICH WERE ALLOWED FREE PLAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.