No fatalities

BOEING 737-9 accident at Houston, TX, 24 Oct 2024

Houston, TX, United States

On October 24, 2024, a BOEING 737-9 operated by United Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Houston, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Brake application before all three landing gears were on the ground, which caused the failure of the right main landing gear tires and resulted in tire fragments impacting the fuselage. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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BOEING 737-9
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Probable cause

Brake application before all three landing gears were on the ground, which caused the failure of the right main landing gear tires and resulted in tire fragments impacting the fuselage.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Tire casing — FailureDamaged/degradedFlight crew