# Accident 19990508043689A: Saab 340B, New York, NY, May 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1999, 07:01 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232AE-2010-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990508043689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) THE RVR WENT BELOW MINIMUMS, AND THE FLIGHTCREW WAS ISSUED HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS. WHILE FLYING TOWARD THE HOLDING FIX, THE RVR INCREASED.  THE ATC SPECIALIST OFFERED THE FLIGHTCREW THE ILS APPROACH, BUT ADVISED THAT THEY MIGHT BE TOO HIGH.  THE CAPTAIN ACCEPTED THE APPROACH CLEARANCE, AND THE ATC SPECIALIST ASKED IF THE FLIGHTCREW WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE APPROACH FROM THEIR POSITION.  THE CAPTAIN GAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE REPLY.  HE CONTINUED THE ENTIRE APPROACH WITH EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE, AIRSPEED, AND RATE OF DESCENT; WHILE REMAINING ABOVE THE GLIDE SLOPE.  THIS WAS CONTRARY TO THE COMPANY PROCEDURES, THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE, FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS 91.175, AND FOUR AUDIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE AIRPLANE GPWS.  DURING THE APPROACH, THE FIRST OFFICER FAILED TO MAKE THE REQUIRED CALLOUTS, INCLUDING A MISSED APPROACH CALLOUT.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AT 157 KNOTS; AND SUBSEQUENTLY OVERRAN THE RUNWAY.  DURING INTERVIEWS, BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THEY WERE FATIGUED.  THE FLIGHTCREW WAS WORKING A CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT SCHEDULE.  THE PREVIOUS DAY, THEY BOTH AWOKE DURING THE MORNING HOURS, DID NOT SLEEP DURING THE DA Y, AND REPORTED FOR DUTY ABOUT 2200 FOR A FLIGHT SCHEDULED AT 2246. THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED, AND ARRIVED AT BWI ABOUT 0100.  THEY WERE ASLEEP ABOUT 0130, AND AWOKE ABOUT 0445 FOR THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART AT 0610.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC99FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA110), May 8, 1999: Saab-Scania 340B (N232AE), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to perform a missed approach as required by his company procedures. Factors were the pilot-in-command's improper in-flight decisions, the pilot-in-command's failure to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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