# NTSB CHI88IA165: Mcdonnell Douglas MD80, N253A, Chicago, IL, July 14, 1988

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1988, 05:53 local (10:53 UTC)
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 126 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88IA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13999/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA165

## Sequence of events

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

- Miscellaneous/other, landing
  - procedures/directives - improper use of, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - weather condition - haze/smoke
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - restricted, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N253A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: P&W JT8D-217 20000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: American Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: ONT, ONTARIO, CA
- Destination: ORD, CHICAGO, IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ORD, O'Hare International, runway 14L, 10,003 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; airline transport, flight engineer, military; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,180 total, 1,300 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ORD

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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