- Date
- October 25, 1986, 20:08 local (Oct 26, 1986, 00:08 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, NC
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 31 minor, 85 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N752NBoeing 737-222
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Board-adopted at Board Meeting
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19861025087499A
- Case key
- 15865
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg arr, piedmont flt 467 was vectored for an ILS rwy 36R apch. At 2001 CDT (aprx 7 min bfr lndg), all arrg flts were adzd the wx was (in part): 400' ovc, vis 2 mi with lgt rain & fog, wnd fm 090 at 8 KTS. Rwy 5/32 was out-of-svc at that time. Flt 467 was vectored for rgt turns (fm north & west) onto final apch. At 2002:42, the ATC final ctlr told another flt (same freq) that there was a 20 to 25 kt rgt x-wnd on final apch. When flt 467 was clrd for lndg at 2005:36, the sfcwnd was rprtd fm 100 deg at 4 KTS. The acft was not configured for lndg until just bfr tchdwn & the coplt did not alert the capt of the dev. The acft lndd aprx 3200' fm the threshold & the capt was unable to stop on the wet rwy. After depg the rwy, the acft hit an ILS antenna & a culvert, then went thru a fence & stopped beside railroad tracks. Rprtdly, the capt added 20 KTS to apch spd for psbl wnd shear & delayed spoiler opn after tchdwn. There was evidence of hydroplaning & poor frictional quality on last 1500' of rwy. Three pax rcvd back injuries; both plts & 1 f/a had minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N752N
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19073
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9A, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Piedmont Airlines, doing business as Piedmont Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- EWR · Newark, NJ
- Destination
- CLT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Charlotte Douglas Intl, runway 36R, 7,845 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 174 in the last 90 days · 59 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 59 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.