The report documents the inexplicable loss of United Airlines flight 585, a Boeing 747-291, after the airplane had completed its turn onto the final approach course to runway 35 at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, Colorado, on March 3, 1991. The safety issues discussed in the report are the potential meteorological hazards to airplanes in the area of Colorado Springs, potential airplane or systems anomalies that could have precipitated a loss of control, and the design of the main rudder power control unit servo valve that could present significant flight control difficulties under certain circumstances.
National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: United Airlines Flight 585, Boeing 737-291, N999UA, Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain for Undetermined Reasons, 4 Miles South of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 3, 1991
1992
174 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aircraft accidents , Accident investigations , Boeing 737 aircraft , Collisions , Fatalities , Colorado , Atmospheric disturbances , Recommendations , Denver(Colorado) , Rudder control systems , Colorado Springs Municipal Airport , United Airlines Flight 585
Strategic Planning for Colorado Springs
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