19831228075919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-224 · New York, NY · December 28, 1983

Date
December 28, 1983 · 17:25 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
La Guardia
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79750
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84AA132
Reported as
Boeing 727224
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
124
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,750 total6,100 in this make and model231 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft landed hard during wind shear condition. Pilot used poor technique using ground spoilers.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD DURING WIND SHEAR CONDITION. PILOT USED POOR TECHNIQUE USING GROUND SPOILERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N79750 · 1

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