- Date
- May 26, 1984, 01:46 local (07:46 UTC)
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Injuries
- 27 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8830EBoeing 727-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840526070069I
- Case key
- 16273
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Flt 428 landed on rwy 16R which was closed for construction. The closure info was contained in a NOTAM which was announced in ATIS info oscar. The flt crew reported they had obtained oscar. The flt was cleared to land on rwy 16L but instead landed on rwy 16R. The captain reported, 'I landed on runway 16R, thinking left closed, airliners normally have used the west runway, 16R instead of 16L. Runway 16R was lighted and everything appeared normal at the time of our landing.' When flt 428 was on final the rwy lights for rwy 16R were on step 3 because of a rwy inspection. VASI and apch lights for 16R were off. The rwy and apch lights for 16L were on step 1 at the time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8830E
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20149
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 16,000 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines
- Registered owner
- Ona Leasing Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SLC · Salt Lake City Intn'L, runway 16R, 12,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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