- Date
- February 13, 1993, 15:11 local (20:11 UTC)
- Place
- Portland, ME
- Injuries
- 99 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N403PEBoeing 737-130
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11876
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's excessive airspeed during approach, and his failure to follow the proper braking procedures during landing as per company training. Factors contributing to the accident include a tailwind and a wet, downhill runway.
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
According to Continental airlines, the captain executed an ILS approach to runway 11 and used an airspeed (v ref) of 136 knots. The flight data recorder revealed that the airspeed fluctuated from 150 knots to 159 knots during the final phase of the approach. The airplane touched down about 2500 feet down the wet, downhill runway. The captain stated that he deployed the thrust reversers, and then the speed brakes. The procedure taught to Continental pilots was to deploy the speed brakes first, and then the thrust reversers in order to produce maximum braking effectiveness. The airplane overran the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N403PE
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-130
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19020
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Continental Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Continental Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- EWR · Newark, NJ
- Destination
- PWM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PWM · Portland Int'L Jetport, runway 11, 6,800 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 22,000 total · 9,999 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWM, 1 nm away