On June 13, 1984, USAir, Inc., Flight 183, a McDonnell Douglas DC9-31, N964VJ, with 5 crewmembers and 51 passengers aboard, encountered turbulence, hail, and heavy rain as it was making an instrument landing system approach to runway 21R at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Detroit, Michigan. The airplane landed on the runway about 2,500 feet beyond the threshold of runway 21R before the landing gear was extended fully. The airplane skidded about 3,800 feet before sliding into the grass on the left side of the runway. The crew and passengers were evacuated with only minor injuries. The airplane was damaged substantially. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was inadequate cockpit coordination and management which resulted in the captain's inappropriate decision to continue the instrument approach into known thunderstorm activity where the airplane encountered severe wind shear. The failure of air traffic control personnel at the airport to provide additional available weather information deprived the flightcrew of information which may have enhanced their decisionmaking process.
Aircraft Accident Report - US Air, Inc., Flight 183, McDonnell Douglas DC9-31, N964VJ, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Detroit, Michigan, June 13, 1984
1985
74 pages
Report
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English