Saint Louis - Chicago
Flight / Schedule
Saint Louis - Chicago
Aircraft
Boeing 727-100Registration
N852TW
MSN
18571
Year of Manufacture
1964
Operator
Trans World Airlines - TWADate
August 27, 1988 at 04:50 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Chicago-O'Hare Illinois
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
41.9828°, -87.8434°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 27, 1988 at 04:50 PM, Saint Louis - Chicago experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by Trans World Airlines - TWA, with the event recorded near Chicago-O'Hare Illinois.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
68 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 68 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 62, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Scheduled domestic part 121 flight could not get landing gear to extend on approach to Chicago-Midway Airport. After missed approach, crew tried unsuccessfully to extend gear manually using procedures in cockpit checklist and flight operations manual. Emergency gear-up landing was made at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. Investigation revealed a disconnected gear selector actuating rod from the normal landing gear retract/extension actuating assembly. Crew damaged manual gear extension mechanism in manual extension attempts. FAA approved procedural checklist had omitted critical step in manual gear extension procedure.
Aircraft reference details include registration N852TW, MSN 18571, year of manufacture 1964.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9828°, -87.8434°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Scheduled domestic part 121 flight could not get landing gear to extend on approach to Chicago-Midway Airport. After missed approach, crew tried unsuccessfully to extend gear manually using procedures in cockpit checklist and flight operations manual. Emergency gear-up landing was made at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. Investigation revealed a disconnected gear selector actuating rod from the normal landing gear retract/extension actuating assembly. Crew damaged manual gear extension mechanism in manual extension attempts. FAA approved procedural checklist had omitted critical step in manual gear extension procedure.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
62
Estimated Survivors
68
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 68
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Saint Louis - Chicago
Operator
Trans World Airlines - TWAFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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