ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330918
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| Date: | Monday 28 December 1970 |
| Time: | 14:42 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-2A7 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Caribbean Airways |
| Registration: | N8790R |
| MSN: | 20240/717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 55 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Thomas-Harry S.Truman Airport (STT) -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) |
| Saint Thomas-Harry S.Truman Airport (STT/TIST) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft bounced twice on landing and touched down a third time at 2700 feet past the runway 09 (4650 feet long) threshold. The right wing struck the ground, and the aircraft ran off the side of the runway, passed through a fence, crossed a highway and came to a halt against a hillside.
The weather was: clear, visibility >30 miles; wind 100/10 kts.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's use of improper techniques in recovering from a high bounce generated by a poorly executed approach and touchdown. Lack of cockpit crew coordination during the approach and attempted recovery contributed to the accident."
Accident investigation:
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photo (c) Billy Sierra; Saint Thomas-Harry S.Truman Airport, Virgin Islands (STT); January 1971
photo (c) Billy Sierra; Saint Thomas-Harry S.Truman Airport, Virgin Islands (STT); January 1971
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (BFI); April 1969
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