United Airlines Flight 1722
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 18, 2022 |
| Summary | Plunge of 2,200 feet (670 m) to within 775 feet (236 m) of Pacific Ocean 71 seconds after takeoff |
| Site | Over Maui, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 777-200 |
| Operator | United Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | UA1722 |
| ICAO flight No. | UA1722 |
| Call sign | UNITED 1722 |
| Registration | N212UA |
| Flight origin | Kahului Airport (OGG), Maui, Hawaii |
| Destination | San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California |
| Occupants | unknown |
| Passengers | unknown |
| Crew | unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | All |
On December 18, 2022, an incident involving United Airlines Flight 1722 occurred, in which the plane dropped to 775 feet (236 m) above the Pacific Ocean. The incident happened 71 seconds after the flight took off from Kahului Airport in Maui, en route to San Francisco. The plane dropped from 2,200 feet (670 m) to 775 feet (236 m), and then recovered to an altitude of 2,350 feet (720 m) in less than a minute.[1][2][3]
The weather conditions in Hawaii were particularly harsh at the time of the take-off, with flash flood warnings, high surf, and gale warnings. The pilots filed a safety report after landing at San Francisco at 9:03 p.m. local time. The Federal Aviation Administration and the Air Line Pilots Association conducted an investigation, which resulted in the pilots consenting to receive additional training. The pilots had 25,000 hours of flying experience between them and fully cooperated with the investigation.[1][4] There were no injuries reported.[5]
The reason for the incident was unknown. On February 14, 2023, the NTSB announced that they would investigate the incident and have the results within 3 weeks.[6] However, no information regarding the incident has been released to the public, as of April 5, 2023.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United Airlines Plane Nearly Plunges Into Ocean in Another Harrowing Incident". The Street. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ Ostrower, Jon (2023-02-12). "United dive after Maui departure adds to list of industry close calls". The Air Current. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Schlappig, Ben (2023-02-13). "A United Boeing 777's Terrifying Takeoff From Maui". One Mile at a Time. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "United flight nosedives after takeoff, comes within 800 feet (240 m) of Pacific Ocean, data shows". ABC7 Chicago. 2023-02-13. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "A United Airlines flight took a steep dive to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean". NPR. 2023-02-14. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "United flight 1722: US to investigate Boeing 777's mysterious nosedive". BBC News. 2023-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16. Unknown parameter
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