# NTSB DCA82AA013: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30, N113WA, Boston, MA, January 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: January 23, 1982, 19:37 local (Jan 24, 1982, 00:37 UTC)
- Place: Boston, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 4 serious, 24 minor, 182 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA82AA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70009/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA013

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - temperature extremes (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - airport snow removal - performed, airport personnel
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - safety advisory - not issued, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor)
  - monitoring - inadequate, atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) (contributing factor)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - not identified, airport personnel (cause)
  - aircraft/equipment inadequate, airport personnel
  - insuff standards/requirements,operation/operator, faa(organization) (cause)
  - safety advisory - issued, pilot of other aircraft
  - safety advisory - not issued, atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) (cause)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition warning - not received, pilot in command
  - light condition - dark night
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - lowering of flaps - reduced, pilot in command
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - displaced threshold
  - airport facilities,runway remaining dist markers - inadequate (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - water,rough (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DRG ARR, PLT ACKD RCPT OF ATIS INFO & FLD COND RPRT, BOTH IN DCG BRAKING ACTION "FAIR TO POOR." HE WAS NOT ADZD OF 3 PLTRPRTS OF BRAKING ACTION "POOR TO NIL" OR "POOR." ACFT WAS CLRD FOR VOR/DME APCH TO RWY 15R. DUE TO PSBL WND SHEAR, 35 DEG OF FLAPS (INSTEAD OF 50) WAS EXTDD DRG APCH. AUTOTHROTTLE/SOD CTL (AT/SC) WAS USED TO CTL SPD (APRX 10 KT HI) DRG APCH. THE HIGHER SPD WAS ACCEPTED IAW CO SOP, BUT THE AT/SC WAS USED THRU-OUT THE FLARE. THE ACFT TCHD DWN APRX 2500' BYD THE DSPLCD THRESHOLD WITH ABOUT 6690' RMNG. (NO LGTD RWY DSTC MKRS AVBL.) ALL DCLRTV DEVICES WERE USED TO SLOW THE ACFT, BUT IT CONTD BYD END OF RWY & WENT OVR A SEA WALL. INV REVEALED PRECIP HAD RFZN TO FROM GLAZE ICE. OF 14 PLTS, 9 HAD NOT VOLUNTEERED BRAKING ACTION RPRTS & TWR DID NOT ASK FOR RPRTS DRG CONTD PRECIP. ATIS NOT UPDATED FOR 2 HRS. FAA REGS LACK GUIDANCE TO ARPT MNGMNT FOR MEASUREMENT OF RWY SLICKNESS, LACKED MEANS OF CORRELATING SLICK RWY SFC WITH ACFT STOP DSTC, DID NOT EXTD AUTH RWY LENGTHS FOR ICY RWYS. ARPT MNGMNT DID NOT INSP/IMPROVE RWY COND AFT BRKG RPRTD POOR/NIL

## Aircraft

- Registration: N113WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: GE CF6-50C2 50400 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: World Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner: World Airways, Inc.
- Departed: C, NEWARK, NJ
- Destination: C, BOSTON, MA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Boston-Logan Inter'L, runway 15, 9,191 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 18,091 total, 1,969 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 165° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 800 ft overcast

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820123009249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123009249A), Jan 23, 1982: Doug DC1030, Boston, MA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Pilot was unable to stop aircraft on icy runway. Aircraft ran off runway into water of Boston harbor.

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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