- Date
- November 7, 1975
- Place
- Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 31 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1286LDouglas DC9-32
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151323
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0025 75/11/7 KNOXVILLE,TN DOUGLAS DC9-32 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0720 N1286L PX- 0 0 28 38, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE TYSON OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA KNOXVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING SPOILER SYSTEM FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER - RAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- SPOILER ARMED DID NOT DEPLOY.CREW DID NOT CHECK,DID NOT DEPLOY MANUALLY.ACFT MIRED IN MUD OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1286L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC9-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Mcghee Tyson