- Date
- August 20, 1987, 06:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newburgh, NY
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19870820079082A19870820079081A
- Case key
- 30748
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Analysis
The wx was deteriorating as airborne express flt 124 & rosenbalm flt 074 were on successive arrivals for an ILS rwy 9 apch. Flt 124 was clrd for the apch & lndd. After lndg, the LCL ctlr (l/c) instructed flt 124 to back taxi on the rwy & rprt when clr of the rwy. The l/c adzd boston center when flt 124 arrived & flt 074 was clrd for the ILS 9 apch. Radar svc was terminated & flt 074 was instructed to ctc the tower. Flt 074 adzd tower, 'with you on final for 9.' The l/c instructed flt 074 to rprt the outer marker (om), then contd with a lengthy transmission (tmtn) to the crew. Drg this tmtn, the crew atmtd to adz the l/c that they were inside the om. This tmtn was not rcvd by the l/c. when the l/c finished tmtg, the flt crew didn't atmt to alert the l/c of their psn, nor did they rcv a lndg clnc. Subsequently, the two acft converged as flt 074 was flaring to lnd & flt 124 was exiting the rwy. Both crews tried to avoid a collision, but the wing of the lndg acft (flt 074) hit the empennage of flt 124.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N951R
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46092
- Airframe hours
- 3,869
- Engine
- P&W JT3D, 19,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Rosenbalm Aviation
- Registered owner
- Connecticut National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- DAY · Dayton, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SWF · Stewart Intl, runway 9, 11,818 × 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.
- Registration
- N908AX
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47008
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- ILN · Wilmington, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SWF · Stewart Intl, runway 9, 11,818 × 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N951R
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,850 total · 150 in this make and model · 12,575 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N908AX
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,457 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 6,750 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SWF
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.