- Date
- February 3, 1962
- Place
- New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Injuries
- 125 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8005UDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111555
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0015 62/2/3 NEW YORK,NY DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 8 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1230 N8005U PX- 0 0117 41, 13694 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 264 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW YORK INTL OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL NEW YORK,NY PITTSBURGH,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PLT LND UNDER COND OF POOR BRAKING,10K DOWNWIND.UNABLE TO STOP ACFT.ATT GRND LOOP,SLID OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8005U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New York Intl
N8005URegistration cancelled Mar 2, 1978 · Douglas DC-8-21Airframe modelDouglas DC-8-21Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER
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