- Date
- October 17, 1988, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- St. Thomas
- Injuries
- 131 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N706AABoeing 727-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881017052319I
- Case key
- 32317
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The rt wing was dragged while ldg in a crosswind on rwy 10. The crew stated the aprch was normal & the touchdown was smooth on the rt gear with 3 degrees to 5 degrees of rt bank. The capt stated that immed after touchdown, the lt wing came up suddenly and he rapidly corrected with aileron. He stated the remainder of the rollout was normal & the crew was unaware that the rt wing had contacted the rwy until later.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N706AA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22463
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Connecticut National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- SJU · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- STT · St. Thomas
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- STT · Cyril E. King, runway 10, 5,348 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 1,750 in this make and model · 95 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.