McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N936VV

Summary

On 28 February 1996 at about 21:45 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 registered N936VV was involved in an incident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. 80 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

28 February 1996 at 21:45

Classification

Incident

Location

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Savannah International (SAV)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32

Registration

N936VV

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96IA056

Nobody was injured.

the copilot's misjudgment of the landing touchdown point, and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was issued radar vectors for a visual approach to runway 36. The before landing checklist was completed, and all aircraft systems were operational for the landing. The flight crew reported that the airplane touched down approximately 2,500 feet from the threshold of the 7003 foot long concrete runway. During the landing roll, the first officer, who was flying the airplane, applied normal braking, but the airplane did not decelerate as expected. When the captain realized that the airplane was not decelerating, he took the flight controls and applied heavy braking; again, there was no noticeable deceleration. The airplane rolled off the departure end of runway 36 and stopped in approximately a foot of mud. A review of flight data recorder landing data revealed that the aircraft touchdown airspeed was 127 knots indicated airspeed. After touchdown, the airplane rolled 2500 feet before coming to a full stop 43 seconds later. According to the DC-9 aircraft operating manual, the target touchdown point is 1000 feet from the runway threshold. A witness reported that the airplane touched down approximately 4000 feet from the threshold. The prescribed landing airspeed for this flight was 127 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.