- Date
- September 17, 1986, 21:41 local (Sep 18, 1986, 01:41 UTC)
- Place
- Evansville, IN
- Injuries
- 38 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8107NBoeing 727-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13359
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After the aircrew of eastern flt 254 (a Boeing 727, N8107N) had landed on rwy 22 at night & was slowing, the tower controller (ctlr) instructed them to 'turn right on taxiway bravo, if able, hold short of rwy 18 and remain this frequency.' The crew of flt 254 was then understood to ask, 'alright, is that the first lighted one here?' The ctlr replied, 'affirmative,' then she cleared pdq flt 271 (a Piper pa 31, IN position & holding on rwy 18) to takeoff. Pdq flt 271 was rolling on rwy 18 when the ctlr noted that eastern flt 254 was slowly crossing the same rwy. The ctlr started to transmit to the eastern flt, the she canceled the takeoff clnc for pdq flt 271. Pdq flt 271 passed behind eastern flt 254 as the it was clearing the rwy. The crew of flt 254 stated that they neither received nor acknowledged the instruction to hold short of rwy 18. When queried by the tower after the incident, an eastern crewmember replied, I'm sorry, we didn't hear you.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8107N
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SDF · Louisville, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- EVV · Evansville/Dress Regional, runway 22, 8,021 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,494 total · 7,304 in this make and model · 180 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVV, 1 nm away