# Accident 20170308005569A: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), Yipsilanti, MI, March 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2017, 14:55 local time
- Place: Yipsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MJYA
- Location: 42.2439° N, 83.5425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2439&lon=-83.5425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786TW-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83)
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D-219
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA17FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170308005569A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT CREW BEGAN TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 23 LEFT.  CAPTAIN REJECTED TAKE-OFF ABOVE V1 BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PITCH UP TO ROTATION ATITUDE UPON APPLICATION OF CONTROL INPUT.  AIRCRAFT OVER-RAN RUNWAY SHEARING OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UPON IMPACT WITH THE PERIMETER ROAD AND DITCH COMING TO REST 25 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND 1,222 FEET PAST THE RUNWAY 5 RIGHT THRESHOLD.  FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMMENCED AN EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  ONE PASSENGER INCURRED A MINOR LACERATION DURING EVACUATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

## 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 DCA17FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17FA076), Mar 8, 2017: Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 (N786TW), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the jammed condition of the airplane's right elevator, which resulted from exposure to localized, dynamic wind while the airplane was parked and rendered the airplane unable to rotate during takeoff.…

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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