# NTSB NYC90LA132: Boeing 747-230, Jamaica, NY, June 16, 1990 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 16, 1990, 19:36 local (23:36 UTC) - Place: Jamaica, NY - Coordinates: 40.649982, -73.789955 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6500&lon=-73.7900&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 133 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 2, 1992 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 36663 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA132 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36663/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA132 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) THE BOEING 747 CAPTAIN MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE FOKKER F.28. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE OF THE BOEING 747 CAPTAIN. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) THE BOEING 747 CAPTAIN MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE FOKKER F.28. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE OF THE BOEING 747 CAPTAIN. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - aircraft parked/standing - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating - object - aircraft moving on ground - clearance - misjudged, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - self-induced pressure, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) A BOEING 747-230 (ALITALIA FLT 608, REG NO: I-DEMC) WAS IN A RIGHT TURN AS ITS CREW TRIED TO PASS BEHIND A STOPPED FOKKER F.28 MK 1000 (USAIR FLT 1948, REG NO: N458US). AS THE 747 WAS TURNING, ITS LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE FK.28. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE 747 AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE F.28. THE CAPTAIN OF THE 747 SAID HE WAS 'ONE HOUR LATE AND TRYING TO MAKE UP TIME.' HE ALSO SAID, 'IT WAS MY FAULT.' ## Analysis (aircraft 1) A BOEING 747-230 (ALITALIA FLT 608, REG NO: I-DEMC) WAS IN A RIGHT TURN AS ITS CREW TRIED TO PASS BEHIND A STOPPED FOKKER F.28 MK 1000 (USAIR FLT 1948, REG NO: N458US). AS THE 747 WAS TURNING, ITS LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE FK.28. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE 747 AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE F.28. THE CAPTAIN OF THE 747 SAID HE WAS 'ONE HOUR LATE AND TRYING TO MAKE UP TIME.' HE ALSO SAID, 'IT WAS MY FAULT.' ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: IDEMC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: BOEING 747-230 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22506 - Engines: P&W CF6-50E 52500 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Part 129 - Registered owner: Alitalia Spa - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: LIRF, ROME, ITALY, OF - Destination: JFK - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: JFK, John F. Kennedy, runway 31R, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N458US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N458US-1995-09-13), registration cancelled 1995-09-13, S/N 11037 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FOKKER FK-28-1000 - Registry model: [Fokker F.28 MK 1000](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-1000) (registry code 4990808) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 555 9900 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: Usair - Registered owner: Usair - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: JFK - Destination: SYR, SYRACUSE, NY - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: JFK, John F. Kennedy, runway 31L, 14,572 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft 1; age 52; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 15,928 total, 2,178 in this make and model, 11,783 as pilot in command, 122 in the last 90 days, 59 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N458US; age 35; airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 14,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 12,500 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: JFK From the NTSB's public API. 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