Atr 72-212 incident near Dfw Airport, Texas, January 17, 1995
On January 17, 1995 at about 1:10 pm local time, a Atr 72-212, registered N408AT, suffered minor damage in an incident near Dfw Airport, Texas (Dfw Airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 2 people had minor injuries; 35 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 17, 1995 · about 1:10 pm local time
- Place
- Dfw Airport, Texas · Dfw Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries; 35 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Atr 72-212
- Registration
- N408AT · no longer on the register · serial 0408
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CREW EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED BRAKE APPLICATION TO BOTH TIRES ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BY USING LEFT RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING. WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE THE HOT BRAKE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ILLUMINATED. A FIRE WAS OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON THE TAXIWAY. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH ANY OF THE LANDING GEAR/BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. THE REASON FOR THE UNCOMMANDED BRAKE APPLICATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,900 hours in all; 590 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,433 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 15, 1995; 1,433 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 47,400 lb
- Seats: 68
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Aerospatiale PW 121 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Simmons Airlines, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: LBB Lubbock TX at 12:00 pm
- Destination: DFW Dfw Airport TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36L, 11,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 3 | ||
| Passengers | 1 | 32 |
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