Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 June 1984
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-2J0 Advanced
Owner/operator: Air Jamaica
Registration Number: 6Y-JMA
Location: Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control system and stability.The aircraft’s flight control system and stability.
Category: Accident
An aircraft landed sideways on the runway, exhibiting a significant deviation from its intended trajectory due to adverse weather conditions.An aircraft landed sideways on the runway, exhibiting a significant deviation from its intended trajectory due to adverse weather conditions.
Description
The aircraft touched down to the right of the runway, yawed and slid sideways parallel to the runway before coming to rest on the runway at 90ø to the runway heading. Diverted attention from the operation of the aircraft and poor weather conditions (low ceiling, rain and fog) were contributory factors.
Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions ? low ceiling, rain, and fog ? contributed to the aircraft?s deviation.Poor weather conditions ? low ceiling, rain, and fog ? contributed to the aircraft?s deviation.Share on:
