LAX75IL055

NTSB incident investigation · Lockheed 1011 · Phoenix, AZ · April 19, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1975
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
88 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N31015Lockheed 1011
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149054

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0006  75/4/19    PHOENIX,AZ          LOCKHEED 1011       CR-  0  0 10  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N31015              PX-  0  0 78                            54, 21000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LND MORE THAN HALFWAY DWN RWY. INADVERTENTLY USED BRAKES ON TOUCH DWN. DMGD WHEELS,TIRES,AIRFRAME.

Aircraft

Registration
N31015
Reported as
Lockheed 1011
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Sky Harbor Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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