What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 02/02/97 at 2106 CST, a DC-9 N962N, with a crew of 6 and 93 pax, operated by northwest airlines and flown by capt. grover n. stein, lost directional control upon landing at Grand Forks int'l airport, ND. After touchdown on runway 35L capt. stein put the engines in reverse. The left epr indicated it went into reverse sooner than the right engine causing an initial yaw. The capt. attempted asymetrical reverse, which was unsuccessful and contrary to manual procedures. The aircraft departed the runway executing an approximate 270 degree turn to the left coming to rest heading approximately 090 degrees. An evacuation was initiated moments later using the two forward exits and escape slides and the four overwing exits. The tailcone exit was not used but was found to function normally. No injuries were reported, two passengers slipped on icy ramp areas walking to terminal building. Damage to the aircraft was minor - left flap cable broken, nose gear door, VHF antennas, rotating beacon, emergency exits left forward & right aft. Runway conditions were reported as braking action poor. Wx 2500 overcast 15 sm, wind calm. Friction reading 28.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 02/02/97 AT 2106 CST, A DC-9 N962N, WITH A CREW OF 6 AND 93 PAX, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES AND FLOWN BY CAPT. GROVER N. STEIN, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON LANDING AT GRAND FORKS INT'L AIRPORT, ND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 35L CAPT. STEIN PUT THE ENGINES IN REVERSE. THE LEFT EPR INDICATED IT WENT INTO REVERSE SOONER THAN THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUSING AN INITIAL YAW. THE CAPT. ATTEMPTED ASYMETRICAL REVERSE, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND CONTRARY TO MANUAL PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY EXECUTING AN APPROXIMATE 270 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT COMING TO REST HEADING APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES. AN EVACUATION WAS INITIATED MOMENTS LATER USING THE TWO FORWARD EXITS AND ESCAPE SLIDES AND THE FOUR OVERWING EXITS. THE TAILCONE EXIT WAS NOT USED BUT WAS FOUND TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, TWO PASSENGERS SLIPPED ON ICY RAMP AREAS WALKING TO TERMINAL BUILDING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR - LEFT FLAP CABLE BROKEN, NOSE GEAR DOOR, VHF ANTENNAS, ROTATING BEACON, EMERGENCY EXITS LEFT FORWARD & RIGHT AFT. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AS BRAKING ACTION POOR. WX 2500 OVERCAST 15 SM, WIND CALM. FRICTION READING 28.
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