Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Dienstag 4 Mai 1993 |
Zeit: | 22:15 |
Flugzeugtyp: | ATR 42-300 |
Operated by: | Simmons Airlines |
On behalf of: | American Eagle |
Kennzeichen: | N254AT |
Werknummer: | 254 |
Baujahr: | |
Betriebsstunden: | 3567 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 41 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 44 |
Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
Unfallort: | Muskegon Airport, MI (MKG) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD), USA |
Flug nach: | Muskegon Airport, MI (MKG/KMKG), USA |
Unfallbericht:On landing the pitch attitude of the airplane exceeded 10 degrees nose up and the aft fuselage contacted the runway.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause:
The pilot-in-command's misjudging the flare.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 183 days (6 months) | Accident number: | CHI93LA160 | Download report: | Summary report
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Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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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 Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL to Muskegon Airport, MI as the crow flies is 189 km (118 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.