HOUSTON, Teas (KTRK) — An investigation into a United flight that veered off the taxiway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in March revealed the incident may have happened due to the pilot not slowing down enough, a report states.
A newly released preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board gives a better idea of why United 737 MAX veered off, causing its left main landing gear to collapse.According to the report, on March 8, the pilot did not slow the plane enough when he turned from the runway to the taxiway. The runway was wet at the time, and when the left landing gear left the paved surface, it hit a manhole that served as an electrical junction box. The left gear separated from the plane upon impact with the box.
The video above is from the March 8 incident.
The pilot said he initially reduced the braking because he “wanted to expedite their time on the runway,” and because he “preferred decelerating gradually for passenger comfort.”
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