Narrative:
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airplane, EI-CDK, operated by Garuda Indonesia as flight GA800, was substantially damaged due to a tail strike during a go-around from an attempted autopilot autoland landing on runway 8L at Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Hawaii. The flight crew completed a touch down and a go-around followed by an uneventful landing at 12:35. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. There were no injuries to the 289 passengers, 4 flight crew and 15 cabin attendants.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to apply adequate manual control inputs following his decision to disconnect the autopilot during the autoland operation, resulting in a subsequent loss of directional control. Also causal and contributing to the tail strike was the pilot's improper decision to initiate a go-around during reverse thrust engine operation."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 21 June 1997 |
| Time: | 12:22 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-11 |
| Operator: | Garuda Indonesia Airways |
| Registration: | EI-CDK |
| MSN: | 48501/513 |
| First flight: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19103 |
| Engines: | 3 General Electric CF6-80C2A3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 289 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 308 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII), Indonesia |
| Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | GA800 |
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airplane, EI-CDK, operated by Garuda Indonesia as flight GA800, was substantially damaged due to a tail strike during a go-around from an attempted autopilot autoland landing on runway 8L at Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Hawaii. The flight crew completed a touch down and a go-around followed by an uneventful landing at 12:35. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. There were no injuries to the 289 passengers, 4 flight crew and 15 cabin attendants.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to apply adequate manual control inputs following his decision to disconnect the autopilot during the autoland operation, resulting in a subsequent loss of directional control. Also causal and contributing to the tail strike was the pilot's improper decision to initiate a go-around during reverse thrust engine operation."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
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Distance from Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 10766 km (6729 miles).
Distance from Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 10766 km (6729 miles).
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