- Date
- January 10, 1984, 13:16 local (21:16 UTC)
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 29 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- XAAMFMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24037
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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.
Vortex turbulence encountered
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Analysis
An aeromexico DC-9 encountered wake turbulence from a twa L-1011 on the approach to rwy 24L. The aeromexico acft was 6 miles (1 min & 10 sec) behind the twa acft & 800 ft below its glideslope at 6100 ft when the incident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XAAMF
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Registered owner
- Aeromexico
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MTY · Monterrey
- Destination
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Los Angeles, runway 24L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAX, 7 nm away