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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87 · Brookshire, TX · October 19, 2021

Date: October 19, 2021 · 10:00 local
Place: Brookshire, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N987AK
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA22MA009
Reported as: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport

N987AKRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87S/N 49404 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was unable to rotate for takeoff. Crew rejected takeoff. Aircraft overran the end of the runway impacting perimeter fence, power lines, and trees coming to rest about 1,400 feet from the end of runway 36. Post accident examination found the left and right elevators jammed in a trailing edge down position and could not be moved when manipulated by hand. Both inboard actuating cranks for both elevator?s geared tabs were bent outboard, and their respective links were bent. Further, both actuating cranks and links were found locked in an overcenter position beyond their normal range of travel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ROTATE FOR TAKEOFF. CREW REJECTED TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING PERIMETER FENCE, POWER LINES, AND TREES COMING TO REST ABOUT 1,400 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 36. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATORS JAMMED IN A TRAILING EDGE DOWN POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED WHEN MANIPULATED BY HAND. BOTH INBOARD ACTUATING CRANKS FOR BOTH ELEVATOR?S GEARED TABS WERE BENT OUTBOARD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LINKS WERE BENT. FURTHER, BOTH ACTUATING CRANKS AND LINKS WERE FOUND LOCKED IN AN OVERCENTER POSITION BEYOND THEIR NORMAL RANGE OF TRAVEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA22MA009Accident · Serious injuriesClass 2 · MajorFinal reportBrookshire, TXThe jammed condition of both elevators, which resulted from exposure to localized, dynamic high wind while the airplane was parked and prevented the airplane from rotating during the takeoff roll. Also causal was the failure of Everts Air Cargo, the pilots’…Oct 19, 2021 · Destroyed