19940104001829I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-347 · Jackson, WY · January 4, 1994

Date
January 4, 1994 · 12:40 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Airport
Jackson Hole
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N303WA
Reported as
Boeing 737347
People aboard
101
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,300 total13,050 in this make and model206 in the last 90 days

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.

Narrative: delta flt 1538 requested a visual approach to runway 18. The first officer contacted jac UNICOM and received wind and temp. Information. The first officer recalls hearing a Continental aircraft say that the south end of the runway was "slippery". Everything appeared normal to touchdown. Flaps 40 degrees, auto speed brakes, auto brakes were used. Vref speed was 126 knots for 102,800 pound landing wt. Touchdown was normal at or slightly before the glide slope touchdown point. Brakes and reverse were immediately applied approximately half way the runway. The surface became ice on top of hard packed snow. Braking action was nil and the aircraft began to skid and slide on the snow and ice. Maximum braking and reverse were used as the aircraft approached the end of the runway. The taxiway was completely covered with ice over hard pack snow and the aircraft slowly skidded approximately 10 to 15 feet off the taxiway. The aircraft came to a gentle stop. The first officer used the pa and told the passengers to remain in their seats. The passengers were deplaned through the rear door and taken to the terminal on buses.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DELTA FLT 1538 REQUESTED A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18. THE FIRST OFFICER CONTACTED JAC UNICOM AND RECEIVED WIND AND TEMP. INFORMATION. THE FIRST OFFICER RECALLS HEARING A CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT SAY THAT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY WAS "SLIPPERY". EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL TO TOUCHDOWN. FLAPS 40 DEGREES, AUTO SPEED BRAKES, AUTO BRAKES WERE USED. VREF SPEED WAS 126 KNOTS FOR 102,800 POUND LANDING WT. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AT OR SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE GLIDE SLOPE TOUCHDOWN POINT. BRAKES AND REVERSE WERE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THE RUNWAY. THE SURFACE BECAME ICE ON TOP OF HARD PACKED SNOW. BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID AND SLIDE ON THE SNOW AND ICE. MAXIMUM BRAKING AND REVERSE WERE USED AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE TAXIWAY WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH ICE OVER HARD PACK SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET OFF THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A GENTLE STOP. THE FIRST OFFICER USED THE PA AND TOLD THE PASSENGERS TO REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE REAR DOOR AND TAKEN TO THE TERMINAL ON BUSES.

Other reports on N303WA · 3

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