- Date
- July 13, 1987, 22:15 local (Jul 14, 1987, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N211ASEmbraer EMB-120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870713037379A
- Case key
- 7308
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The commuter airline pilot competency/proficiency check flight was progressing normally, according to the crew, until the sound of the propellers contacting the runway interrupted the routine. No mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic problem was found. The check airman set up multiple simulations of powerplant, instrumentation, and lift control device malfunctions during this approach. These distractions, along with extended briefings on how to handle the unusual configuration during the landing sequence, disrupted the crews routine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N211AS
- Reported as
- Embraer EMB-120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 120007
- Airframe hours
- 4,760
- Engine
- P&W PW115, 578 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Registered owner
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Airport
- FTY · Fulton County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,508 total · 1,031 in this make and model · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.