United Airlines Flight 1722

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.

References

"United Airlines Plane Nearly Plunges Into Ocean in Another Harrowing Incident". The Street. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
Ostrower, Jon (February 12, 2023). "United dive after Maui departure adds to list of industry close calls". The Air Current. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
Schlappig, Ben (February 13, 2023). "A United Boeing 777's Terrifying Takeoff From Maui". One Mile at a Time. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
"United flight nosedives after takeoff, comes within 800 feet (240 m) of Pacific Ocean, data shows". ABC7 Chicago. February 13, 2023. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
"A United Airlines flight took a steep dive to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean". NPR. February 14, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
"United flight 1722: US to investigate Boeing 777's mysterious nosedive". BBC News. February 15, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

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[:0-1] "United Airlines Plane Nearly Plunges Into Ocean in Another Harrowing Incident". The Street. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[2] Ostrower, Jon (February 12, 2023). "United dive after Maui departure adds to list of industry close calls". The Air Current. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[3] Schlappig, Ben (February 13, 2023). "A United Boeing 777's Terrifying Takeoff From Maui". One Mile at a Time. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[4] "United flight nosedives after takeoff, comes within 800 feet (240 m) of Pacific Ocean, data shows". ABC7 Chicago. February 13, 2023. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[5] "A United Airlines flight took a steep dive to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean". NPR. February 14, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[6] "United flight 1722: US to investigate Boeing 777's mysterious nosedive". BBC News. February 15, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.