Incident Overview
Date: Friday 21 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-340-31
Owner/operator: Frontier Airlines (FL)
Registration Number: N73130
Location: Grand Island, NE –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems (altitude monitoring).Aircraft control systems (altitude monitoring).
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident when it touched down 4061 feet short of runway 17 due to heavy fog. The aircraft subsequently caught fire.A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident when it touched down 4061 feet short of runway 17 due to heavy fog. The aircraft subsequently caught fire.
Description
Touched down 4061 feet short of runway 17 in fog. The aircraft caught fire. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Failure of the crew to monitor altitude properly during a landing approach.”
Primary Cause
Failure of the crew to monitor altitude properly during a landing approach.Failure of the crew to monitor altitude properly during a landing approach.Share on:
