ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369271
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| Date: | Sunday 22 January 1989 |
| Time: | 11:49 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-323B |
| Owner/operator: | Ports Of Call Air |
| Registration: | N712PC |
| MSN: | 20176/817 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 45804 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT3D-38 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 194 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu, HI (HNL) |
| (KSLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT WAS EXECUTING CATEGORY I ILS APCH TO RWY 34L AFTER FLYING FROM HON TO SLC. PLT SAID HE 'CAME OFF GAUGES' AT 300 FT AGL EXPECTING TO SEE RWY BUT DIDN'T. AT 200 FT AGL, HE SAW RWY 150 FT TO LEFT BUT LOST ALL DEPTH PERCEPTION. PLT CONSIDERED EXECUTING MISSED APCH BUT FELT HE COULD ALIGN ACFT WITH RWY WITH ALT REMAINING. WHILE MANEUVERING, NO. 1 ENG STRUCK RWY, LEAVING 50-60 FT LONG, 1-INCH DEEP GOUGE. IN PREVIOUS 30 HR PERIOD, PLT HAD BEEN ON DUTY 18 HRS, 30 MIN, AND HAD FLOWN 13 HRS, 25 MIN. HE HAD BEEN OFF DUTY 11 HRS, 24 MIN, BUT HAD SLEPT ONLY 1 HR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR SAFE MANEUVERING, RESULTING IN THE NO. 1 ENGINE STRIKING THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE OBSCURED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG, THE CAPTAIN'S LOSS OF DEPTH PERCEPTION, AND PILOT FATIGUE DUE TO DISRUPTED CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89IA067
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 1987 | N712PC | Ports Of Call | 0 | Durango |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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