United B738 at Boston on Dec 25th 2020, hard landing
Last Update: December 31, 2020 / 09:01:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1423
Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N17245
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 22L LEAVING POSSIBLE DEBRIS ON THE RUNWAY AT BOSTON, MA". The aircraft received minor damage. The occurrence was rated an incident.
Metars:
KBOS 260054Z 19016KT 10SM FEW016 BKN027 OVC150 09/07 A2960 RMK AO2 PK WND 18028/0020 SLP022 T00940067=
KBOS 260019Z 18020G25KT 10SM FEW007 SCT018 OVC150 10/08 A2959 RMK AO2 PK WND 17026/2357 T01000083=
KBOS 252354Z 17020KT 10SM FEW005 SCT017 BKN026 OVC150 11/09 A2959 RMK AO2 PK WND 17031/2339 RAE44 SLP018 P0001 60035 T01060094 10117 20078 55021=
KBOS 252317Z 14021KT 10SM -RA SCT006 BKN021 OVC090 09/09 A2957 RMK AO2 P0000 T00940094=
KBOS 252254Z 12020KT 6SM -RA BR FEW002 FEW013 OVC065 08/08 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP007 P0006 T00830083=
KBOS 252206Z 11019KT 5SM RA BR FEW009 SCT014 OVC045 08/08 A2960 RMK AO2 P0001 T00830078=
KBOS 252154Z 10014KT 4SM RA BR BKN009 BKN014 OVC045 08/08 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP022 P0010 T00830083=
KBOS 252140Z 11015KT 5SM RA BR BKN009 BKN014 OVC048 08/08 A2962 RMK AO2 P0008 T00830078=
KBOS 252131Z 10011KT 5SM RA BR SCT009 BKN015 OVC080 09/08 A2962 RMK AO2 P0004 T00890083=
KBOS 252054Z 12010KT 5SM RA BR SCT018 BKN041 OVC090 09/09 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP038 P0008 60018 T00940089 50007=
KBOS 252040Z 13009KT 6SM -RA BR SCT015 BKN045 OVC095 09/09 A2965 RMK AO2 P0007 T00940089=
KBOS 252023Z 15009KT 4SM RA BR SCT012 BKN018 OVC037 10/09 A2965 RMK AO2 P0004 T01000094=
KBOS 251954Z 17011KT 10SM -RA SCT013 BKN031 OVC095 11/11 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP041 P0005 T01110106=
KBOS 251910Z 17008KT 6SM RA BR SCT013 BKN019 OVC043 11/11 A2963 RMK AO2 P0002 T01110106=
KBOS 251903Z 16009KT 6SM RA BR BKN012 BKN026 OVC080 11/11 A2965 RMK AO2 PRESRR P0000 T01110106=
KBOS 251854Z 16010KT 10SM -RA SCT011 BKN043 OVC090 11/11 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP034 P0005 T01060106=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1423
Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N17245
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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