ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N18835 New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA)

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Accident description

Last updated: 19 May 2013

Status:	Final
Date:	02 MAR 1994
Time:	17:59 EST
Type:	McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Operator:	Continental Air Lines
Registration:	N18835
C/n / msn:	49439/1318
First flight:	1986
Total airframe hrs:	23448
Cycles:	20295
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217A
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 110
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 116
Airplane damage:	Substantial
Airplane fate:	Repaired
Location:	New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) (United States of America)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), United States of America
Destination airport:	Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), United States of America
Flightnumber:	795

Narrative:
Prior to takeoff, the aircraft was deiced. The aircraft taxied to runway 13 and started the takeoff roll at 17:58:36.
At 60 knots, the indicated airspeed (IAS) appeared to stop increasing. The airspeed indicator increased once from 60 knots to 80 knots, then returned to 60 knots. Takeoff was aborted at 17:59:23. Brakes were ineffective and the airplane ran off the end of the runway, coming to rest on a dike and a tidal mud flat.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the flightcrew to comply with checklist procedures to turn on an operable pitot/static heat system, resulting in ice and/or snow blockage of the pitot tubes that produced erroneous airspeed indications, and the flightcrew’s untimely response to anomalous airspeed indications with the consequent rejection of takeoff at an actual speed of 5 knots above V1."

Events:

Sources:
» Air Safety Week 20.02.1995 (p. 4-5)
» Flight International 23-29.3.94
» Air Safety Week 27.02.1995 (p. 32)
» Air Safety Week 28.03.1994 (p. 3, 4)
» Air Safety Week 14.3.1994
» Flight International 9-15.3.94(8)
» FSF Accident Prevention Vol. 52, no.5 (May 1995)
» NTSB/AAR-95/01 (1-7, 16-17, 32-35, 60-84)
» Scramble 179
» Scramble 180

Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 7 Safety Recommendations

Show all AD's and Safety Recommendations

Photos

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 New York-La Guardia Airport, NY to Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO as the crow flies is 2601 km (1626 miles).

languages:

Issued: 06-MAR-1995	To: FAA	A-95-018
REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS OF AIRPLANES OPERATED BY AIR CARRIERS TO PUBLISH & DISTRIBUTE TO OPERATORS SPECIFIC ELAPSED TIMES TO TARGET SPEED (GIVEN NORMAL ACCELERATION, THE TIMES TO GIVEN AIRSPEEDS). (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 06-MAR-1995	To: FAA	A-95-019
REQUIRE THAT THE ELAPSED TIMES TO TARGET SPEEDS BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE DATA AVAILABLE TO AIR CARRIER FLIGHTCREWS. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 06-MAR-1995	To: FAA	A-95-020
REQUIRE THAT AIR CARRIER REJECTED TAKEOFF TRAINING INCLUDE ELAPSED TIME TO TARGET SPEED TAKEOFF PERORMANCE DATA. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 06-MAR-1995	To: FAA	A-95-021
REQUIRE THE MODIFICATION OF TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES TO INCORPORATE THE AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION OF AIR DATA SENSOR HEATING SYSTEMS WITHOUT FLIGHTCREW ACTION. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 06-MAR-1995	To: FAA	A-95-022
AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 25.1323 (E) TO REQUIRE THAT, FOR NEWLY CERTIFICATED AIRPLANES, ANTI-ICE PROTECTION FOR THE AIR DATA SENSOR HEATING SYSTEMS IS PROVIDED AUTOMATICALLY (WITHOUT FLIGHTCREW ACTION) FOLLOWING ENGINE START. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 06-MAR-1995	To: FAA	A-95-023
Require, after 12/31/95, that all newly manufactured cockpit voice recorders intended for use on airplanes have a minimum recording duration of 2 hours. (Superseded by A-96-171) (Closed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded)
Issued: 06-MAR-1995	To: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.	A-95-024
CONDUCT A REVIEW OF RECURRENT FLIGHT ATTENDANT TRAINING POLICIES & PROCEDURES RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY EVACUATION TRAINING TO DETERMINE IF IMPROVEMENT OR CHANGE IS NEEDED. (Closed - Acceptable Action)