# NTSB CHI83IA327: Douglas DC-8-71, N8090U, Chicago, IL, July 21, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1983, 19:11 local (Jul 21, 1983, 00:11 UTC)
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Coordinates: 41.87944, -87.629646 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8794&lon=-87.6296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 102 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83IA327
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12053/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA327

## 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 - foreign substance covered (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (cause)

## Analysis

ON LANDING ROLL THE ACFT ROLLED FORWARD OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE LANDING RUNWAY. THE CREW STATED THAT MAXIMUM BRAKING, REVERS, & SPOILERS WERE UTILIZED. THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WTH STANDING WATER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8090U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8-71
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 45994
- Airframe hours: 42888
- Engines: P&W CFM-56 22500 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: ANC, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: ORD, CHICAGO, IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ORD, Ohare International, runway 27, 7,416 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 15,000 total, 12 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 12° at 12 knots
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Observed at: ORD

## 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 19830720040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720040119I), Jul 20, 1983: Doug DC8*, Chicago, IL. Not slowing on wet runway. Captain took over. Avoided threshold lights. Overran by 200 feet possible hydroplaning.

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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