Douglas DC-9 crash, Sep 9, 1999, Nashville
Douglas DC-9 accident on September 9, 1999 near Nashville, Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pre-existing crack in the left main...
- Date: September 9, 1999
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pre-existing crack in the left main landing gear outer cylinder housing, combined with the first officer's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, causing a hard landing and later gear separation; pilot-in-command's improper supervision was a contributing factor.
A TWA DC-9 landed hard at Nashville with a high sink rate after the first officer flew the approach. The left main landing gear failed during rollout, and the aircraft was substantially damaged. None of the 41 passengers or crew were killed. The NTSB traced the failure to a pre-existing crack in the gear housing, with the captain's inadequate supervision of the approach as a contributing factor.