USA Jet Airlines Flight 199
 The remains of the cockpit of Flight 199 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 6, 2008 |
| Summary | Pilot error and a non-stabilised approach |
| Site | Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe - (SLW/MMIO) 25°33′33″N 100°55′44″W / 25.55917°N 100.92889°WCoordinates: 25°33′33″N 100°55′44″W / 25.55917°N 100.92889°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F |
| Operator | USA Jet Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | UJ199 |
| ICAO flight No. | JUS199 |
| Call sign | JET USA 199 |
| Registration | N199US |
| Flight origin | Willow Run Airport - (YIP/KYIP) |
| 1st stopover | John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport - (YHM/CYHM) |
| Last stopover | Shreveport Regional Airport - (SHV/KSHV) |
| Destination | Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe - (SLW/MMIO) |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
USA Jet Airlines Flight 199 (UJ199/JUS199)[1] was a cargo flight between Willow Run Airport, Michigan and Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe, Mexico with stopovers at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, Canada for cargo and Shreveport Regional Airport for refueling.[2] On July 6th, 2008, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, while operating the last leg of the flight, crashed into a highway and industrial area, 800m north of the Mexican airport, during touchdown.[2] The flight was carrying 3.6 tons of automotive parts and other cargo. The captain was fatally injured while the first-officer suffered serious burns.[3] The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was subsequently written-off.[4]
An investigation was thereafter carried out and it concluded that the pilots conducted a landing without having a clear sight of the runway with knowledge of failure to land properly due to the TCAS alarm sounding in the cockpit. It was also because of a non-stabilised approach with no clearance given to land.[5]
Aircraft & Crew[edit]
Aircraft[edit]
The aircraft was a 41-year old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 Freighter registered as N199US. It was delivered originally to Continental Airlines with registration N8910 in October 1967. It was then leased to Southern Airways for a month. It was given to Hughes Airwest with a new registration of N9350 in June 1973. Subsequently given to Southern Airways in October 1980. It was later converted into a freighter aircraft for Orion Air with registration N567PC.It also operated for Emery Worldwide Airlines and Ryan International Airlines. It was delivered to USA Jet Airlines in October 1996 with the registration N199US. It was equipped with 2 Pratt-and-Whitney JT8D-7B engines.[2] The left engine was installed on May 31st, 2006 accumulating 46,445 test flight hours with 1,972 flight hours on the aircraft. The right engine was installed on June 3rd, 2008 accumulating 54,633 test flight hours with 102 flight hours on the aircraft.[3]
Crew[edit]
The captain, being experienced, had 7,186 flight hours through his career with 2,587 hours on the type. However, the first officer, though having 6,842 flight hours through his career, he only had 88 flight hours on the DC-9. The captain was flying the aircraft while the first officer was monitoring the flight controls.
Flight[edit]
The flight took off uneventfully from Michigan at around 18:00 UTC on July 5th. The stopover was conducted at Hamilton for loading of cargo which consisted of 3.58 tons of automotive cargo. The next day, the crew went on to Shreveport for a refueling stop at around 16:42 UTC and were scheduled to leave for Guadalupe (Estimated Arrival 10:46 CDT).[1]
See Also[edit]
- Alitalia Flight 404
- TAM Airlines Flight 3054
- UPS Airlines Flight 1354
- Cathay Pacific Flight 780
- United Airlines Flight 585
- USAir Flight 427
- Continental Express Flight 2574
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Flight path of USA Jet Airlines 199". FlightAware. Retrieved July 8, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ranter, Harro. "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 8, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hradecky, Simon. "Crash: USA Jet Airlines DC91 at Saltillo on Jul 6th 2008, crashed aside of the runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Noack, Thomas. "N199US aircraft details". Planespotters. Retrieved October 2, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Accident Final Report" (PDF). DIAIAI Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2008. Unknown parameter
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