- Date
- June 13, 1984, 16:56 local (20:56 UTC)
- Place
- Detroit, MI
- Injuries
- 10 minor, 46 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N964VJMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19840613075949A
- Case key
- 15811
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the aircrew (visually & by use of wx radar) noted thunderstorms (tstms) west & southwest of the arpt. The crew elected to continue & make an ILS apch. At 1636, a spcl wx obsn had tstm info, but was not noted. At 1650, the vis dropped to 1/4 mi with hvy rain & hail. As the acft apchd rwy 21R, a vip lvl 4 tstm moved from west to east over thenorthern part of the arpt. The contoller provided wind info from the low lvl wind shear alert sys (llwas), but used improper phraseology & failed to provide RVR info when the vis went blo 1 mi. The crew had difficulty in understanding the llwas info due to the amount & rapidity that it was provided. At aprx 350' AGL, the acft encountered low clds, hvy rain, hail & turbc. The aircrew initiated a missed apch. The speed increased to 143 KTS, then decreased to aprx 119 KTS.the capt believed the acft would not climb & elected to land. The acft touched down about 2500' down the rwy with the gear partially extended, then slid 3800' & went off the rwy. The wind was gusting to 32 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N964VJ
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47590
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 10,750 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Usair
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Hartford, CT
- Destination
- DTW
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DTW · Detroit Metro, runway 21R, 10,501 × 200 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 30,650 total · 14,300 in this make and model · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 20 knots, gusting 32
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DTW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N964VJ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.