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| Date: | Friday 3 September 1993 |
| Time: | 23:14 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N913DL |
| MSN: | 49544/1443 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15686 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 106 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lexington, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta, GA (KATL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A HARD LANDING, A CABIN ATTENDANT WAS STANDING IN THE AIRPLANE'S AISLE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, THE CABIN ATTENDANT'S ANKLE TWISTED WHICH RESULTED IN A BONE FRACTURE. REVIEW OF THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER REVEALED THAT THE CAPTAIN SIGNALED TO THE CABINCREW TO PREPARE FOR LANDING ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES AND 37 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE LANDING. THE INJURED CABIN ATTENDANT STATED THAT HE WAS OUT OF HIS JUMPSEAT PREPARING A GALLEY FOR LANDING WHEN HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE INJURED CABIN ATTENDANT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE WAY TO HIS JUMPSEAT WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN. THE DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDER REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT 124 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED WITH A VERTICAL VELOCITY OF 10.7 FEET PER SECOND. THE MAXIMUM VERTICAL ACCELERATION RECORDED AT TOUCH DOWN WAS 2.5 G'S. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO OTHER AIRPLANE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED.
Probable Cause: THE CABIN ATTENDANT DID NOT FOLLOW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93LA155
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 17:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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