United B737 at New York on Aug 20th 2016, wing tip strike on go around
Last Update: August 22, 2016 / 21:06:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1958
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N13716
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The FAA rated the occurrence an incident and reported on a go around the winglet struck the runway resulting in "unknown damage".
The occurrence aircraft resumed service after about 15 hours on the ground.
Metars:
KLGA 210151Z 15007KT 10SM FEW027 SCT060 26/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02610206
KLGA 210051Z 15008KT 10SM FEW028 SCT250 26/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02610206
KLGA 202351Z 14010KT 10SM FEW028 SCT250 27/20 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 60003 T02670200 10294 20239 53001
KLGA 202251Z 14009KT 10SM FEW028 FEW060 SCT250 28/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02780194
KLGA 202151Z 15012KT 10SM FEW025 SCT065 BKN250 28/20 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02830200
KLGA 202051Z 11009KT 10SM FEW050 SCT110 28/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 60003 T02780217 58008
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1958
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N13716
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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