Serious incident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N8969E, Thursday 14 December 1989

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Date:	Thursday 14 December 1989
Time:	00:09 LT
Type:	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
Owner/operator:	Midway Airlines
Registration:	N8969E
MSN:	45876/366
Engine model:	P&W JT8-9
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 36
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Chicago, IL - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A SNOW STORM & SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS WERE IN PROGRESS. CREW REPORTED BRAKING ACTION FAIR-TO-GOOD FIRST 2/3 OF RWY BUT DETERIORATING TO NIL APPROACHING DEPARTURE END. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF RWY ALL BRAKING WAS LOST & AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF DEPARTURE END COLLIDING WITH BLAST FENCE AND LOCALIZER ANTENNA. THE LAST 1/3 OF THE RWY HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SANDED ABOUT 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

Probable Cause: INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL.

Accident investigation: