Narrative:The 1-11, on a precision approach to runway 28, passed over the threshold at 184 knots (61 knots above Vref!) and touched down nosewheel first, 2540 feet down the 5500 feet runway. The aircraft touched down at a speed of approx. 163 knots (40-45 knots above normal touchdown speed), overran the runway, crossed a drainage ditch and came to rest 728 feet past the end of the runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's lack of awareness of airspeed, vertical speed, and aircraft performance throughout an ILS approach and landing in visual meteorological conditions which resulted in his landing the aircraft at an excessively high speed and with insufficient runway remaining for stopping the aircraft, but with sufficient aircraft performance capability to reject the landing well after touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the first officer's failure to provide required callouts which might have alerted the captain to the airspeed and sink rate deviations. The Safety Board was unable to determine the reasons for the captain's lack of awareness or the first officer's failure to provide required callouts."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 214 days (7 months) | Accident number: | NTSB/AAR-79-02 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Flight International 10 January 1979 (718)
» NTSB-AAR-79-2
Follow-up / safety actions
NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation
Issued: 23-JUL-1979 | To: FAA | A-79-61 |
AMEND 14 CFR 61.3 TO INCLUDE AN IMPLIED CONSENT CLAUSE WHICH WOULD BE A CONDITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CLASS I AND CLASS II AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATES. THE IMPLIED CONSENT CLAUSE SHOULD REQUIRE THE HOLDER TO SUBMIT TO ANY NONPSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL EVALUATION INCLUDED IN 14 CFR 67 IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FOLLOWING ANY ACCIDENT/INCIDENT AND TO SUCH BIOCHEMICAL TESTING ESSENTIAL TO ESTABLISH THE ABSENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS, OR SUSPECTED METABOLIC DISORDERS. THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY A REGIONAL FLIGHT SURGEON OR BY AN AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER DESIGNATED BY A REGIONAL SURGEON. (Closed - Reconsidered) |
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accident date:
09-07-1978type: BAC One-Eleven 203AE
registration: N1550
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Boston-Logan International Airport, MA to Rochester-Monroe County Airport, NY 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.