Boeing 737-130 N403PE

Summary

On 13 February 1993 at about 20:11 local time, a Boeing 737-130 registered N403PE, operated by Continental Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Portland, Maine, United States. 99 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 February 1993 at 20:11

Classification

Incident

Location

Portland, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Portland Int'l Jetport (PWM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-130

Registration

N403PE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Continental Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newark → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO93IA026

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED DURING APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PROPER BRAKING PROCEDURES DURING LANDING AS PER COMPANY TRAINING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE A TAILWIND AND A WET, DOWNHILL RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, THE CAPTAIN EXECUTED AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11 AND USED AN AIRSPEED (V REF) OF 136 KNOTS. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER REVEALED THAT THE AIRSPEED FLUCTUATED FROM 150 KNOTS TO 159 KNOTS DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2500 FEET DOWN THE WET, DOWNHILL RUNWAY. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE DEPLOYED THE THRUST REVERSERS, AND THEN THE SPEED BRAKES. THE PROCEDURE TAUGHT TO CONTINENTAL PILOTS WAS TO DEPLOY THE SPEED BRAKES FIRST, AND THEN THE THRUST REVERSERS IN ORDER TO PRODUCE MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.