Airbus A-310-200 N803PA
18 December 1991 · Covington, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1991 at about 22:30 local time, a Airbus A-310-200 registered N803PA, operated by Delta Airlines Incorporated, was involved in an incident near Covington, Kentucky, United States. 102 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Covington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Cincinnati (CVG)
- Coordinates
- 39.0200, -84.5596
- Aircraft
- Airbus A-310-200
- Registration
- N803PA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Airlines Incorporated
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → New York
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL92IA030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
Probable cause
THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ERRONEOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE THRUST REVERSER WARNING LIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, AND AN INSPECTION OF THE THRUST REVERSER REVEALED THAT THE REVERSER HAD NOT ENGAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, ALLOWING THE ACTIVATION OF THE SWITCH AND ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE REVERSER WAS IN THE STOWED POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A-310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1991 | Airbus A-310-324 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1990 | Airbus A-310 | Paris, France | Pan AM World Airways Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2000 | Airbus A 310 | Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire | Kenya Airways | Fatal | 169 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1991 | Beechcraft P35 | Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States | Roger Hodges | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172H | Morehead, Kentucky, United States | Roger Wend | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1991 | Aerospace Tech of Australia N22B | Richardsville, Kentucky, United States | S.c. Johnson & Son | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1991 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415D | Sacramento, Kentucky, United States | Robert Hall, JR | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1991 | Cessna 177RG | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | National Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1991 | Cessna 172 | Grayson, Kentucky, United States | William G. Stevens | Serious injuries | - |