19871227073249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Pensacola, FL · December 27, 1987

Date: December 27, 1987 · 23:39 local
Place: Pensacola, FL
Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: EALA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8948E
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA88NA070
Reported as: Doug DC931
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard: 103
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,246 total4,397 in this make and model

N8948ERegistration cancelled Jun 6, 1988 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47184 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew thru small weather cell on final for runway. Failed to check high descent rate,landed hard. Broke aft fuselage

As the FAA filed it

FLEW THRU SMALL WEATHER CELL ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY. FAILED TO CHECK HIGH DESCENT RATE,LANDED HARD. BROKE AFT FUSELAGE

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA88NA070Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPensacola, FLDec 28, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8948E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19850421029139IClimb · Atlanta, GANR2 thrust reverser deployed during climb, found reverser control valve handle installed wrong and accumulator low.Apr 21, 1985 Incident 19850213008369ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Boston, MAWarning horn at 5 degree flap. Reset breaker on horn. Uneventful takeoff. Replaced flap switch soon after.Feb 13, 1985