- Date
- February 19, 1982, 18:15 local (Feb 20, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Harlingen, TX
- Injuries
- 83 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- XAMEJBoeing B-727-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 70964
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The FAA control tower operator stated that the aircraft landed long and fast during a heavy thunderstorm. Investigation revealed that the aircraft touched down about midway down runway 17R which is 8300' long. Evidence also indicated that the aircraft hydroplaned the last 2000' of the runway before running 300' off the end. A readout of the FDR indicated that the aircraft touched down at 154 knots IAS (24 knots faster than targeted) with an 8 knot tailwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XAMEJ
- Reported as
- Boeing B-727-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22411
- Airframe hours
- 3,443
- Engine
- P & W JT8D-17R, 17,000 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Mexicana Airlines
- Registered owner
- Mexicana Airlines
- Departed
- C · Monterrey
- Destination
- AI · Harlingen, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HRL · Harlingen Ind.Air Park, runway 17, 8,300 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 10° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg