- Date
- September 28, 1963
- Place
- Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 45 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N843DDouglas DC-7
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110464
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0058 63/9/28 NASHVILLE,TENN DOUGLAS DC-7 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2030 N843D PX- 0 0 40 43, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 458 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRY OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 58 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 11 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- OVERCONTROLLING OF REVERSE THRUST DURING ADVERSE WEA LNDG. NOSE GR FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N843D
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berry
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