- Date
- February 8, 1992, 22:54 local (Feb 9, 1992, 03:54 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 461 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N354AABoeing 767-323ERN8079UDouglas DC-8-71
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19920208032451I19920208032452I
- Case key
- 33005
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Probable cause
The failure of the FAA local controller to asure adequate clearance was established.
The failure of the FAA local controller to assure adequate clearance was established.
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.
Analysis
On takeoff roll the crew of the airliner attempted an evasive swerve to avoid contact with the elevator of another airliner that was not clear of the runway. The left wing struck the right elevator and both airplanes had minor damage. The FAA local contoller issued the takeoff clearance prior to asuring separation would occur.
Om takeoff roll the crew of the airliner attempted an evasive swerve to avoid contact with the elevator of another airliner that was not clear of the runway. The left wing struck the right elevator and both airplanes had minor damage. The FAA local controller issued the takeoff clearance prior to assuring separation would occur.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N354AA
- Reported as
- Boeing 767-323ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24035
- Airframe hours
- 17,643
- Engine
- GE CF6-80C2B, 61,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- Boeing Leasing Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- SBSP · Sao Paulo, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami International, runway 27, 10,502 × 200 ft, asphalt
- Registration
- N8079U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8-71
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45947
- Airframe hours
- 5,402
- Engine
- CFM CFM-56-2-C1, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Lineas Aereas Paraguas, doing business as Air Paraguay
- Registered owner
- Aerousa/Gpa
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 24, 1991 · 1,277 hours before
- Departed
- SGAS · Asuncion, OF
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami International, runway 27, 10,502 × 200 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N354AA
- Age
- 52
- 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 · 1,050 in this make and model · 224 in the last 90 days · 78 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8079U
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,366 total · 3,146 in this make and model · 329 in the last 90 days · 82 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.