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DEN84LA104

1984-03-03 · DENVER, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DEN

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE ARPT WHILE ESTABLISHED ON THE GLIDE SLOPE, THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY THE CONTROLLER TO GO AROUND DUE TOTRAFFIC ON THE GROUND. JUST AFTER THE PLT ADVANCED THE THROTTLES & RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, THE CONTROLLER AGAIN CLEARED THE PLT FOR LANDING SINCE THE TRAFFIC ON THE GROUND HAD CLEARED THE RWY. THE PLT STATED HE IMMEDIATELY 'CHOPPED'THE THROTTLES & EXTENDED THE GEAR. THE ACFT LANDED HARD ON THE RWY ABOUT 1500 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. BUCKLING & WRINKLING OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS EVIDENT JUST FORWARD OF EACH ENG. EXTENSIVE EXTERNAL BUCKLING COULD BE SEEN IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA104.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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