Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 June 1969
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-880-22M-3
Owner/operator: Japan Air Lines – JAL
Registration Number: JA8028
Location: Moses Lake-Grant County Airport, WA (MWH) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: No specific aircraft component is identified in the description.No specific aircraft component is identified in the description.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Convair aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a takeoff from runway 32R due to a delayed corrective action during a simulated critical-engine-out takeoff maneuver. The aircraft slid off the runway and burst into flames.A Convair aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a takeoff from runway 32R due to a delayed corrective action during a simulated critical-engine-out takeoff maneuver. The aircraft slid off the runway and burst into flames.
Description
Power was reduced on the no. 4 engine during a takeoff from runway 32R. The Convair continued to yaw to the right until the no. 4 engine struck the runway. The aircraft slid off the runway and burst into flames. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Delayed corrective action during a simulated critical-engine-out takeoff maneuver resulting in an excessive sideslip from which full recovery could not be effected.”
Primary Cause
Delayed corrective action during a simulated critical-engine-out takeoff maneuver resulting in an excessive sideslip from which full recovery could not be effected.Delayed corrective action during a simulated critical-engine-out takeoff maneuver resulting in an excessive sideslip from which full recovery could not be effected.Share on:
