- Date
- January 9, 1989, 16:42 local (22:42 UTC)
- Place
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 62 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N542TXMcdonnell Douglas DC9-30
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890109009589I
- Case key
- 22795
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Probable cause
The proper touchdown point was not attained by the flight crew. (Copilot was flying and the PIC was supervising).
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Although a witness stated the airliner touched down in the last 3,250 feet of the 6,900 foot runway, the actual touchdown point could not be determined. The runway was wet, there was a slight tailwind and the airplane was stopped 300 feet beyond the end of the landing runway. The f/o was flying the airplane and the captain took control at 80 knots. He said that when he applied the brakes, he received no braking action. Prior to the landing, the tower advised that an MD-80 had reported the braking action as poor. Another airpline captain submitted a statement that he has encountered poor braking action on that runway in the past due to an area of built-up rubber in the touchdown zone of runway 04L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N542TX
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC9-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45735
- Airframe hours
- 45,039
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9, 12,600 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Continental Airlines
- Registered owner
- Texas Air Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 28, 1988 · 621 hours before
- Departed
- IAH · Houston, TX
- Destination
- BTR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BTR · Metro Ryan Field, runway 22R, 6,900 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,800 total · 3,200 in this make and model · 4,900 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 77 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTR, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.