# NTSB ATL86IA093: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, N8924E, Charleston, SC, March 14, 1986

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: March 13, 1986, 23:57 local (Mar 14, 1986, 04:57 UTC)
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Coordinates: 32.910091, -80.089988 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9101&lon=-80.0900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 79 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86IA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7012/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86IA093

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - pressure, pilot in command
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vref) - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 45839
- Airframe hours: 38287
- Engines: P&W JT8D-7B 14000 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.

- Pilot; age 47; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19860313023129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860313023129I), Mar 13, 1986: Doug DC931, Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Overran runway end into mud after landing in heavy rain shower. One thrust reverser was inoperative.

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.

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