Date: | Thursday 19 June 1980 |
Time: | 04:56 |
Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R |
Owner/operator: | Airborne Express |
Registration: | N905MW |
MSN: | 95 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Avon 533R |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA (ATL) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Wilmington-Clinton Field, OH (ILN/KILN) |
Destination airport: | Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Lockheed TriStar wake vortex caused the Caravelle to land heavily at the approach end of runway 26. The left main gear collapsed and the Caravelle came to rest 4526 feet past the runway 26 threshold and 250 feet left of the centreline.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - poorly planned approach
miscellaneous - vortex turbulence
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL80FA057 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Atlanta International Airport, GA (ATL); January 1979
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