ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 203AE N1550 Rochester-Monroe County Airport, NY (ROC)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Sunday 9 July 1978
Time:17:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BA11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
BAC One-Eleven 203AE
Operator:Allegheny Airlines
Registration: N1550
MSN: 044
First flight: 1965
Total airframe hrs:33693
Cycles:48215
Engines: 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 506-14D
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 77
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Rochester-Monroe County Airport, NY (ROC) (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), United States of America
Destination airport:Rochester-Monroe County Airport, NY (ROC/KROC), United States of America
Flightnumber: 453
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

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Flight International 10 January 1979 (718)
» NTSB-AAR-79-2


Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation

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photo of BAC-One-Eleven-203AE-N1550
accident date: 09-07-1978
type: 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 not display the exact flight path.
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.
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