Narrative:At 16:44 PST Flight 336 took off from San Jose for a flight to Santa Ana. 48 Minutes later, the crew received a clearance for a visual approach to runway 19R. While Flight 336 approached, the controller cleared Air California Flight 931 for a runway 19R takeoff. When recognising the hazard, the controller ordered Flight 336 to abort the landing and go-around and Flight 931 to abort the takeoff.
Flight 931 rejected its takeoff, but Flight 336 landed with the gear retracted. The 737 left the runway surface at 900 feet past the threshold and skidded another 1170 feet before coming to rest 115 feet to the right of the centreline.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captains failure to immediately initiate a go-around when instructed to do so by the towers air traffic controller and his subsequent failure to correctly execute the specified go-around procedure which resulted in the retraction of the landing gear after the aircraft touched down on the runway."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 183 days (6 months) | Accident number: | NTSB/AAR-81-12 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Language/communication problems
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Flight Safety Digest July 1995(1-10)/Flight Safety Foundation
» NTSB-AAR-81-12
Photos
accident date:
17-02-1981type: Boeing 737-293
registration: N468AC
accident date:
17-02-1981type: Boeing 737-293
registration: N468AC
accident date:
17-02-1981type: Boeing 737-293
registration: N468AC
accident date:
17-02-1981type: Boeing 737-293
registration: N468AC
accident date:
17-02-1981type: Boeing 737-293
registration: N468AC
accident date:
17-02-1981type: Boeing 737-293
registration: N468AC
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Jose Municipal Airport, CA to Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 547 km (342 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.