Douglas DC9-30 N9344

Summary

On 19 December 1982 at about 02:02 local time, a Douglas DC9-30 registered N9344, operated by Republic Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Pellston, Michigan, United States. 51 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 December 1982 at 02:02

Classification

Incident

Location

Pellston, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Emmet County Airport (PLN)

Coordinates

45.5495, -84.7810

Aircraft

Douglas DC9-30

Registration

N9344

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Republic Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Traverse City → Orlando

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI83IA063

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

BEFORE DEPARTING TRAVERSE CITY THE CAPTAIN WAS INFORMED THAT EMMET CITY ARPT WAS SANDED AT ABOUT 1736 AND THAT ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE TURNING TO SLUSH. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT RWY 32 WOULD BE SANDED AGAIN PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH A JAMES BRAKE DECELEROMETER READING OF POOR DETERMINED. A BEECH BARON LANDED AT ABOUT 2055 AND ENCOUNTERED LITTLE BRAKING DIFFICULTIES, ALTHOUGH THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USED BRAKES SPARINGLY. FLIGHT 375 TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1000 FT FROM THE APPCH END BUT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE RUNWAY DESPITE USE OF MAXIMUM BRAKING AND REVERSE. IT CAME TO REST ON SOLID, FROZEN GROUND ABOUT 80 FT BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. PELLSTON HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LIGHT DRIZZLE AND SNOW FOR THE PAST 12 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES RISING FROM 30 TO 34 DEGREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.