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TAFV28P14_12
Title:
N845AA, American Airlines AAL, Boeing 727-223, JT8D, 727-200 series
CN: 20986
LN: 1125
Engines: 3x JT8D-9A 845
First flight: 06/05/1975 (22 years 10 months)
Total airframe hrs: 59069
Written-off: 09/02/1998
Accident report:
Status: Final
Date: Monday 9 February 1998
Time: 09:54 CST
Operator: American Airlines AAL
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121
Airplane damage: Substantial
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, Illinois (ORD) USA
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Kansas City International Airport, Missouri (MCI/KMCI), USA
Destination airport: Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Illinois (ORD/KORD), USA
Flight number: 1340
Narrative: American Airlines AAL Flight 1340 crashed short of the runway while on a coupled instrument landing system (ILS) category II approach to runway 14R at Chicago-O?Hare. The approach was normal until the aircraft passed through 200 feet above ground level (agl), where the airplane started a pitch oscillation that grew in time. The airplane descended below the ILS glide slope, then climbed above it, and finally descended below it again, impacting the ground 300 feet short of the runway threshold. Upon impact, the airplane slid over the threshold and then off the right side of the runway, where it came to rest..
The weather at the time of the approach was ceiling overcast at 100 feet, 1/2-mile visibility in freezing fog, temperature and dew point were 28 degrees F. The runway 14R RVR was 1,400 feet variable 1800 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the flight crew to maintain a proper pitch attitude for a successful landing or go-around. Contributing to the accident were the divergent pitch oscillations of the airplane, which occurred during the final approach and were the result of an improper autopilot desensitization rate."
Follow-up - safety actions: NTSB issued 7 Safety Recommendations
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N845AA, American Airlines AAL, Boeing 727-223, JT8D, 727-200 series
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Code Number:
TAFV28P14_12
Title:
N845AA, American Airlines AAL, Boeing 727-223, JT8D, 727-200 series
CN: 20986
LN: 1125
Engines: 3x JT8D-9A 845
First flight: 06/05/1975 (22 years 10 months)
Total airframe hrs: 59069
Written-off: 09/02/1998
Accident report:
Status: Final
Date: Monday 9 February 1998
Time: 09:54 CST
Operator: American Airlines AAL
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121
Airplane damage: Substantial
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, Illinois (ORD) USA
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Kansas City International Airport, Missouri (MCI/KMCI), USA
Destination airport: Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Illinois (ORD/KORD), USA
Flight number: 1340
Narrative: American Airlines AAL Flight 1340 crashed short of the runway while on a coupled instrument landing system (ILS) category II approach to runway 14R at Chicago-O?Hare. The approach was normal until the aircraft passed through 200 feet above ground level (agl), where the airplane started a pitch oscillation that grew in time. The airplane descended below the ILS glide slope, then climbed above it, and finally descended below it again, impacting the ground 300 feet short of the runway threshold. Upon impact, the airplane slid over the threshold and then off the right side of the runway, where it came to rest..
The weather at the time of the approach was ceiling overcast at 100 feet, 1/2-mile visibility in freezing fog, temperature and dew point were 28 degrees F. The runway 14R RVR was 1,400 feet variable 1800 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the flight crew to maintain a proper pitch attitude for a successful landing or go-around. Contributing to the accident were the divergent pitch oscillations of the airplane, which occurred during the final approach and were the result of an improper autopilot desensitization rate."
Follow-up - safety actions: NTSB issued 7 Safety Recommendations
Keywords:
Boeing 727, Jetliner, Tri Engine, Narrow Body, Narrowbody, Single Aisle, Medium Range, Trijet, Turbofan, Fixed wing multi engine, low-wing, Jet, Turbojet, American Airlines AAL, Oneworld, Plane, Avion, History, Technology, Fleet, Livery, Equipment, hull, Public, Airframe, Transport, Fixed-Wing, Commerce, Travel, Airplane, Archive, Airline, Aerospace, Civil Transportation, Passenger Aircraft, Commercial Aviation, Airliner
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