McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 LNRKB

Summary

On 28 February 1984 at about 21:16 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 registered LNRKB, operated by Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an accident near Jamaica, New York, United States. 177 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 11 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 February 1984 at 21:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Jamaica, New York, United States

Nearest airport

John F Kennedy Intl (JFK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Registration

LNRKB

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Scandinavian Airlines

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oslo, Norway → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA84AA018

1 person was seriously 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

DURING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 4R WITH A TAILWIND, THE ACFT (SCANDINAVIAN FLT 901) WAS BEING FLOWN BY THE COPLT. THE ACFT WAS FAST ON FINAL APCH & WAS LANDED APRX 4700 FT BEYOND THE APCH END OF THE RWY AT 36 KTS ABOVE THE PROGRAMMED TOUCHDOWN SPEED. THE AIRCREW MEMBERS WERE UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING 3700 FT OF RWY. THE CAPT STEERED THE ACFT TO THE RGT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH THE APCH LGT PIER AT THE DEPT END. THE LEFT WING HIT THE PIER & THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A TIDAL WATERWAY. THE OCCUPANTS WERE EVACUATED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO SOME, BUT 1 PAX WITH A CARDIAC CONDITION WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OVER 48 HRS. A SMALL FIRE WAS CONFINED TO SOME ELECTRIC WIRING & SELF EXTINGUISHED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AUTOTHROTTLE HAD MALFUNCTIONED DURING THE OCCURRENCE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THRUST HAD INCREASED ON FINAL APCH WHEN IT WAS NOT NEEDED. ALSO. THE CREW DID NOT USE THE AIRSPEED 'BUGS' & CALLOUTS DURING THE APCH. THE AUTOTHROTTLE HAD A HISTORY OF MALFUNCTIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.