Boeing 757-200 crash, Oct 4, 2023, Chattanooga-Lovell Field
Boeing 757-200 accident on October 4, 2023 near Chattanooga-Lovell Field, Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the alternate...
- Date: October 4, 2023
- Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
- Location: Chattanooga-Lovell Field, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the alternate gear extension system from a broken wire between the switch and the power pack. Contributing: loss of the left hydraulic system from a ruptured left main gear door actuator hose (NTSB).
A FedEx Boeing 757 freighter lost its left hydraulic system after takeoff from Chattanooga, and the crew could not extend the landing gear normally or with the alternate system. It landed, overran runway 20 and hit localizer antennas. The three crew evacuated safely. The NTSB found a broken wire in the alternate gear extension system and a ruptured hydraulic hose.