- Date
- February 5, 1985, 23:51 local (Feb 6, 1985, 04:51 UTC)
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N926AXMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19850205077839A
- Case key
- 15829
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After lndg, the acft was parked on the ramp for aprx 39 min to load cargo. Drg that time, lgt freezing drizzle was falling, intermittently mixed with ice pellets & snw. The crew checked the acft surfaces from the cockpit & entry door, but observed no ice or snw adhering to the tops of the wings, nose section, windshield or above the door. The capt declined an offer to de-ice, tho otr acft were being de-iced. The takeoff was nrml (18 deg nose up attitude) until just after lift-off, then the acft entered an uncommanded l roll & both engs compressor stalled. The capt corrected with l aileron & rudder, then began aborting the takeoff. The acft touched dwn left of the rwy on the tail skid & r wing tip,aprx 5600' from the threshold & on a 070 deg hdg. It then traveled another 2025' in a sweeping right arc, hitting 2 rwy signs & came to rest hdg west with the r pylon bent down. Inv revealed a thin layer of ice (EST 0.15' thick) would have been on the wings, raising the acft's stall speed. When DC-9-15 acft stall, engs are susceptible to compressor stalls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N926AX
- Reported as
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47002
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- PHL
- Destination
- ILN · Wilmington, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PHL · Philadelphia Intl, runway 9L, 9,500 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 41 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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