The price to pay for unstable approach to a wet runway.
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The price to pay for unstable approach to a wet runway.
B737-200 Piedmont Airlines; Charlotte, NC. Landed on runway 36R after an ILS approach. About 24 seconds after touchdown, the aircraft overran the runway, struck a localiser antennae array, a concrete culvert, continued through a chain link fence, and came to rest upon the edge of rail road tracks 440 ft past the runway end. Probable cause: The Captain' failure to stabilise the approach to a landing and his failure to discontinue the approach to a landing that was conducted at an excessive speed beyond the normal touchdown point on a wet runway.
Contributing to the accident was the captain's failure to optimally use the airplane deceleration devices. Also contributing to the accident was the lack of effective coordination during the approach.
Final Report:
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/...ts/AAR8708.pdf
Contributing to the accident was the captain's failure to optimally use the airplane deceleration devices. Also contributing to the accident was the lack of effective coordination during the approach.
Final Report:
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/...ts/AAR8708.pdf
As an industry we've certainly improved dramatically since then. That accident happened 31 years ago with a culture and technology level that most current operators wouldn't even recognise.
As an industry we've certainly improved dramatically since then. That accident happened 31 years ago with a culture and technology level that most current operators wouldn't even recognise.
No we haven't! Runway excursion/incursion is still one of the major causes of aircraft accidents. Lion Air Bali, Garuda Jogjakarta, American Airlines Caribbean, Air France Toronto, Qantas Bangkok, Turkish Airlines Kathmandu and thats just off the top of my head.
Centaurus,
You sir, deserve a medal for being the resident air safety oracle. Education and learning is fundamental and I always enjoy your posts and long may the readers store what you post in their memory bank.
Cheers
You sir, deserve a medal for being the resident air safety oracle. Education and learning is fundamental and I always enjoy your posts and long may the readers store what you post in their memory bank.
Cheers
A bit spicy -
SpiceJet flight overshoots runway at Mumbai airport due to rains, gets stuck in mud
Yes they keep happening... As someone said AA, Lion, etc there is not a month goes by in Asia that there is not a little runway excursion.
Ps Centy ok maybe a bit bichy my other comment but everybody likes a glossy new idea story , thanks CS!
Pps How about the 1-2-Go Phuket around 10 years ago...
SpiceJet flight overshoots runway at Mumbai airport due to rains, gets stuck in mud
Yes they keep happening... As someone said AA, Lion, etc there is not a month goes by in Asia that there is not a little runway excursion.
Ps Centy ok maybe a bit bichy my other comment but everybody likes a glossy new idea story , thanks CS!
Pps How about the 1-2-Go Phuket around 10 years ago...