# NTSB MIA87FA248: Boeing 727, N8857E, Tulsa, OK, September 16, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 15, 1987, 20:36 local (Sep 16, 1987, 01:36 UTC)
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Coordinates: 36.190914, -95.909179 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1909&lon=-95.9092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 62 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA87FA248
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31780/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA248

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - thunderstorm,outflow (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - hazardous weather advisory - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
  - wind information - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE CREW OF THE BOEING 727 AIRCRAFT ON A DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT INITIATED AN APPROACH TO A RUNWAY WITH A KNOWN CROSSWIND AND TAILWIND COMPONENT. ON FINAL APPROACH THE TOWER CONTROLLERS RE-STATED THE WIND AND ISSUED A WINDSHEAR WARNING. ON SHORT FINAL AT FLARE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED GUSTS AND TURBULENCE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8857E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8857E-1995-02-22), registration cancelled 1995-02-22, S/N 20619 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (registry code 1384077) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20619
- Airframe hours: 45757
- Engines: P&W JT8D 14500 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Eastern Airlines,Inc.
- Registered owner: Eastern Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, April 10, 1987
- Departed: MKC, KANSAS CITY, KS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: TUL, Tulsa Int'L, runway 35R, 10,000 × 200 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 16,102 total, 9,532 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 240° at 22 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TUL

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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