Lockheed L-188C N861U

Summary

On 14 November 1987 at about 12:30 local time, a Lockheed L-188C registered N861U, operated by Trans International Airlines, was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 1987 at 12:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Lockheed L-188C

Registration

N861U

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Trans International Airlines

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → MacOn

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88IA036

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

AFTER TWO ABORTED TAKEOFFS FOR A RPM FLUCTATION PROBLEM AT TAKEOFF PWR, THE CREW RETD TO THE CARGO RAMP. THEY PARKED THE ACFT, WITH ENGINES RUNNING, ADJACENT TO THE GND PWR CART USED FOR STARTING THE ENGINES. THE PWR CART HAD BEEN LEFT UNATTENDED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AT IDLE PWR. AFTER SOME TROUBLESHOOTING THE CREW DECIDED TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER TAKEOFF. THEY SIGNALED FOR A PUSH BACK. BEFORE THE TUG ARRIVED, THE GND PWR CART WAS STRUCK BY THE NUMBER 3 PROPELLER. THE FLT CREW STATED THAT AT NO TIME WAS REVERSE THRUST SELECTED. THE GND PWR CART TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE IN REVERSE AND THE HAND BRAKE WAS OFF. A GROUND HANDLER STATED THAT HE NOTED A TIA MECHANIC SIGNAL THE PLT TO 'POWER BACK'. THE PLT REPORTEDLY SHRUGGED AND THE GROUND CREW FELT A WIND THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM REVERSE THRUST. THEY STOPPED THE PUSH BACK. THE #3 PROP WAS FOUND IN REVERSE AFTER THE INCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.