- Date
- March 13, 1986, 23:57 local (Mar 14, 1986, 04:57 UTC)
- Place
- Charleston, SC
- Injuries
- 79 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8924EMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860313023129I
- Case key
- 7012
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Analysis
The acft landed on rwy 15 at 2357 EST. The rwy was wet from heavy rain & thunderstorms. Braking was ineffective and the acft failed to stop. The capt steered rt into the mud to the rt side of the overrun. Post accident review of the flt data recorder showed that the acft descended at a higher than normal rate. The landing speed was about 150 KTS winds were at 070 degrees at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8924E
- Reported as
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45839
- Airframe hours
- 38,287
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Air Lines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 15, 1985
- Departed
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CHS · Charleston Afb/Intl., runway 15, 9,001 × 200 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,412 total · 4,380 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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