McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 N926AX

Summary

On 6 February 1985 at about 04:51 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 registered N926AX was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 February 1985 at 04:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Philadelphia Intl (PHL)

Coordinates

39.8902, -75.2298

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15

Registration

N926AX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Wilmington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DCA85AA013

2 people were 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

AFTER LNDG, THE ACFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP FOR APRX 39 MIN TO LOAD CARGO. DRG THAT TIME, LGT FREEZING DRIZZLE WAS FALLING, INTERMITTENTLY MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS & SNW. THE CREW CHECKED THE ACFT SURFACES FROM THE COCKPIT & ENTRY DOOR, BUT OBSERVED NO ICE OR SNW ADHERING TO THE TOPS OF THE WINGS, NOSE SECTION, WINDSHIELD OR ABOVE THE DOOR. THE CAPT DECLINED AN OFFER TO DE-ICE, THO OTR ACFT WERE BEING DE-ICED. THE TAKEOFF WAS NRML (18 DEG NOSE UP ATTITUDE) UNTIL JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF, THEN THE ACFT ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED L ROLL & BOTH ENGS COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE CAPT CORRECTED WITH L AILERON & RUDDER, THEN BEGAN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT TOUCHED DWN LEFT OF THE RWY ON THE TAIL SKID & R WING TIP,APRX 5600' FROM THE THRESHOLD & ON A 070 DEG HDG. IT THEN TRAVELED ANOTHER 2025' IN A SWEEPING RIGHT ARC, HITTING 2 RWY SIGNS & CAME TO REST HDG WEST WITH THE R PYLON BENT DOWN. INV REVEALED A THIN LAYER OF ICE (EST 0.15' THICK) WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE WINGS, RAISING THE ACFT'S STALL SPEED. WHEN DC-9-15 ACFT STALL, ENGS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO COMPRESSOR STALLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.