Narrative:
Last reported wind was 310deg at 25 knots. During the runway 24 landing flare lifted the plane in a nose down attitude. The plane continued to descend and landed hard. The fuselage had cracked just aft of the wings and the aft fuselage was bent down about 7 degrees.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft encountered a sudden wind gust during landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing."
Runway mishap
accident date: 18-01-1992
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
registration: N964VJ
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 18 January 1992 |
| Time: | 10:28 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Operator: | USAir |
| Registration: | N964VJ |
| MSN: | 47373/522 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 59251 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Elmira Regional Airport, NY (ELM) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ithaca-Tompkins County Airport, NY (ITH/KITH), United States of America |
| Elmira Regional Airport, NY (ELM/KELM), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 305 |
Last reported wind was 310deg at 25 knots. During the runway 24 landing flare lifted the plane in a nose down attitude. The plane continued to descend and landed hard. The fuselage had cracked just aft of the wings and the aft fuselage was bent down about 7 degrees.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft encountered a sudden wind gust during landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Heavy landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 18-01-1992
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
registration: N964VJ
Map
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Distance from Ithaca-Tompkins County Airport, NY to Elmira Regional Airport, NY as the crow flies is 51 km (32 miles).
Distance from Ithaca-Tompkins County Airport, NY to Elmira Regional Airport, NY as the crow flies is 51 km (32 miles).
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