Unfallbericht:
A Rockwell Sabreliner 75A corporate jet was damaged beyond repair in a runway excursion accident at Wheeling-Palwaukee Airport, IL (PWK). One of the two pilots was injured.
Upon landing with a tailwind component, the captain attempted to decelerate using maximum reverse thrust while the copilot stowed the reversers, assuming a go around was necessary.
The airplane overran the runway, went through the perimeter fence, struck two cars and crashed into a warehouse. Two motorists and one warehouse worker were injured.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
pilot in command - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
copilot - spontaneous-improper action
miscellaneous acts,conditions - crew coordination-poor
FACTORS:
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
powerplant - thrust reverser: other
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
miscellaneous acts,conditions - thrust reversal-asymetrical
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ran off end of runway
» Ludington Daily News - Apr 27, 1977
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 27 April 1977 |
| Zeit: | 13:36 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Rockwell Sabreliner 75A |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Rockwell International Corporation |
| Kennzeichen: | N6NR |
| Werknummer: | 380-43 |
| Baujahr: | 1977 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 General Electric CF700-2D2 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Wheeling-Palwaukee Airport, IL (PWK) ( USA)
|
| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Geschäftsflug |
| Flug von: | Pontiac Airport, MI (PTK/KPTK), USA |
| Wheeling-Palwaukee Airport, IL (PWK/KPWK), USA |
A Rockwell Sabreliner 75A corporate jet was damaged beyond repair in a runway excursion accident at Wheeling-Palwaukee Airport, IL (PWK). One of the two pilots was injured.
Upon landing with a tailwind component, the captain attempted to decelerate using maximum reverse thrust while the copilot stowed the reversers, assuming a go around was necessary.
The airplane overran the runway, went through the perimeter fence, struck two cars and crashed into a warehouse. Two motorists and one warehouse worker were injured.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
pilot in command - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
copilot - spontaneous-improper action
miscellaneous acts,conditions - crew coordination-poor
FACTORS:
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
powerplant - thrust reverser: other
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
miscellaneous acts,conditions - thrust reversal-asymetrical
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ran off end of runway
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB» Ludington Daily News - Apr 27, 1977
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Distance from Pontiac Airport, MI to Wheeling-Palwaukee Airport, IL as the crow flies is 370 km (232 miles).
Distance from Pontiac Airport, MI to Wheeling-Palwaukee Airport, IL as the crow flies is 370 km (232 miles).
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