19960126005469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC932 · Atlanta, GA · January 26, 1996

Date: January 26, 1996 · 19:30 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VJ6A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N931VV
Reported as: Doug DC932
People aboard: 106
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,650 total860 in this make and model160 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: valujet airlines flight 260 from new orleans to Atlanta slid off the end of runway 9R in Atlanta. The incident occurred at approximately 1927 on January 26, 1996 during a period of heavy rain and wind. The pilot states that he was holding a speed of bug plus 20 knots because of wind shear warnings and that he landed in the touchdown zone. The airplane came to rest about 50 ft off the end of the hard surface. The pilot states that the last wind he heard on the ATIS was 011/7. After landing he suspected the wind had changed direction. Initial investigation shows the wind possibly as high as 30/30. The investigation is continuing.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: VALUJET AIRLINES FLIGHT 260 FROM NEW ORLEANS TO ATLANTA SLID OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 9R IN ATLANTA. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1927 ON JANUARY 26, 1996 DURING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS HOLDING A SPEED OF BUG PLUS 20 KNOTS BECAUSE OF WIND SHEAR WARNINGS AND THAT HE LANDED IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 50 FT OFF THE END OF THE HARD SURFACE. THE PILOT STATES THAT THE LAST WIND HE HEARD ON THE ATIS WAS 011/7. AFTER LANDING HE SUSPECTED THE WIND HAD CHANGED DIRECTION. INITIAL INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE WIND POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 30/30. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.