Tuesday, May 07, 2019

Runway Excursion: Boeing 737-81Q (WL), N732MA; accident occurred May 03, 2019 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station (KNIP), Duval County, Florida

Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board 

The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: 


Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Accident Number: DCA19MA143
Date & Time: May 3, 2019, 21:42 Local 
Registration: N732MA
Aircraft: Boeing 737 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Runway excursion
Injuries: 1 Minor, 142 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air carrier - Non-scheduled

On May 3, 2019, at 2142 eastern daylight time, Miami Air International flight 293, a Boeing 737-81Q, N732MA, departed the end of the runway 10 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station (KNIP), Jacksonville, Florida, and came to rest in shallow water in St. Johns River. There were no serious injuries to the 142 passengers and crew onboard. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated by
Miami Air International as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 supplemental non-scheduled passenger flight from Leeward Point Field (MUGM), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to KNIP.

Pilot Information

Certificate: Airline transport; Commercial; Private
Age: 55, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane 
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): Instrument airplane 
Toxicology Performed: Yes
Medical Certification: Class 1 Without waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: November 16, 2018
Occupational Pilot: Yes
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: October 14, 2018
Flight Time: 7500 hours (Total, all aircraft), 2204 hours (Total, this make and model), 45 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 5 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 5 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)

Co-pilot Information

Certificate: Airline transport; Commercial; Flight instructor
Age: 47, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): 
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane multi-engine; Airplane single-engine; Instrument airplane
Toxicology Performed: Yes
Medical Certification: Class 1
Last FAA Medical Exam: January 30, 2019
Occupational Pilot: Yes 
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: 7500 hours (Total, all aircraft), 18 hours (Total, this make and model), 18 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 18 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 5 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Boeing 
Registration: N732MA
Model/Series: 737 81Q 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 2001
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal 
Serial Number: 30618
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle 
Seats: 179
Date/Type of Last Inspection: April 27, 2019 Continuous airworthiness
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 174200 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection: 
Engines: 2 Turbo fan
Airframe Total Time: 38928 Hrs at time of accident 
Engine Manufacturer: Cfm Intl
ELT: C91A installed, activated, did not aid in locating accident
Engine Model/Series: CFM56-7B26
Registered Owner: 
Rated Power: 26000 Lbs thrust
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: Flag carrier (121), Supplemental

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Instrument (IMC)
Condition of Light: Night
Observation Facility, Elevation:
Distance from Accident Site:
Observation Time: 
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 800 ft AGL 
Visibility 5 miles
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 1800 ft AGL
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 4 knots / 
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:  /
Wind Direction: 350° 
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:  /
Altimeter Setting: 29.98 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 24°C / 22°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: Heavy - Thunderstorm - Rain
Departure Point: Guantánamo, OF (NBW)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Destination: Jacksonville, FL Type of Clearance: IFR
Departure Time: 
Type of Airspace: 

Airport Information

Airport: JACKSONVILLE NAS (TOWERS FLD) NIP
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 22 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Wet
Runway Used: 10 
IFR Approach: PAR;RNAV
Runway Length/Width: 9003 ft / 200 ft
VFR Approach/Landing:

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor, 6 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 136 None 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor, 142 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 30.231666,-81.660278

National Transportation Safety Board
B-Roll,  No Sound 

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - As a Boeing 737 jet remains in shallow water at the end of a Naval Air Station Jacksonville's runway after crashing through the seawall and into the river Friday night, we're learning more about the events that led up to the crash landing.

The National Transportation Safety Administration Board had said pilots of the transport flight from Guantanamo Bay requested a last-minute change to the runway where they would be landing during heavy weather.

A recording of air traffic radio traffic captured the exchange with the pilot of the Air Miami International fight, designated Biscayne 293.

Controller: "Biscayne 293, just talked to Navy JAX tower. He said both runways look pretty bad, pretty socked in, showing moderate to heavy precipitation east and west of the airport. Do you want to try RNAV 28?"

Pilot: "Looks better. And when I get closer, I’ll check how it is."

The 9,000-foot-long runway where the chartered jet eventually landed was essentially limited to 7,800 feet since there was a wire barrier set up to recover Navy aircraft in instances they couldn't land on a carrier during training, said Bruce Landsberg, vice chairman of the NTSB.

"We don't know what they were thinking or why they made that choice," Landsberg said at a news conference. "That will be one of the things we look to find out."

Landsberg said the plane's maintenance logs showed a left-hand thrust reverser that was inoperative. Thrust reversers are used to divert thrust from the engine, but they typically aren't used in calculating a plane's performance, Landsberg said.

Reverse thrust can be used to help an aircraft come to a stop.

Capt. Wayne Ziskal, a 50-year veteran pilot who teaches at Jacksonville University’s School of Aviation said the plane came in for a landing during moderate to heavy rain, poor visibility and a tailwind of nearly 20 mph. Planes try to land against the wind, not with the wind behind it.

Ziskal estimated the crew tried to land with a ground speed of more than 200 mph -- dangerous given the conditions.

"80% of accidents have a human factors component to them," Ziskal said. "When we start talking about human factors, we start talking about decision-making, critical thinking -- all the things that go into why you made the decision and why you acted the way that you did."

Ziskal said the pilots always have the option to “go around" -- pull out of a landing and circle back. If conditions are still bad, they can choose to land at another airport.

Investigators have retrieved the flight data recorder, but the NTSB investigators said they hope a cockpit voice recorder helps them answer that question. They have been unable to recover it from the tail of the plane because it is still underwater.

Investigators also asked anyone who shot video of the plane landing to share it with the NTSB.

There were no serious injuries on the flight from a military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, although almost two dozen of the 143 passengers and crew members sought medical attention for minor injuries and three pets died when the cargo hold in the belly of the plane went under water.

Capt. Michael Connor, the base's commanding officer, said all passengers had left the base Sunday on their way to their scheduled destinations.

Some aircraft will be allowed to depart the base and be relocated so that pilots can continue with their training, but air traffic in and out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville is effectively closed until the plane is removed from the river, Connor said.

The NTSB investigators are still deciding when and how to relocate the plane off the base, which would require the use of a barge.

"How the aircraft is positioned now certainly gives you limitations on a good thorough assessment," said NTSB investigator John Lovell. "We are not aware of the extent of the damage under the waterline because it can't be seen."

All fuel needs to be removed before the plane can be moved, and that effort was complicated by the aircraft being partially submerged in the river, as well as stormy weather on Sunday, Landsberg said.

Officials said they didn't know how many gallons of fuel have spilled into the river, but engineers were using booms to contain the fuel and skimmers to vacuum up contaminants.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agency is urging anyone who sees an oil slick or distressed wildlife to call its emergency hotline number: 800-320-0519.  

Divers on Sunday were sent into the plane's cargo area to search and remove a handful of pets that had been unable to be rescued because of safety concerns. The investigators didn't say outright whether the animals were dead, but the pets would have been submerged for almost two days.

Cellphone video from passenger Darwing Silva captured the immediate, uncertain moments after the chartered jet landed.

A passenger shouted "Watch out! Watch out!" as other passengers and crew members cautiously walked out on a wing of the plane. Another passenger shouted, "Baby coming through!" and a man can be seen holding an infant in his arms as he walks along with the other passengers in yellow life jackets getting drenched by rain.

Silva said those passengers initially were told Friday the aircraft might not be fit for takeoff. Then the flight was cleared to leave Cuba, but with the warning there would be no air conditioning.

Even though the plane was hot, there were no other problems during the flight from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Silva said.

The landing at Naval Air Station Jacksonville seemed normal at first, but then the plane didn't stop on the runway. There was a loud bang, he hit his head on the ceiling, and the jet ended up in the water, Silva said.

He looked down and his ankles were in water, he said, and he heard someone yell, "Fuel!"

Silva said he helped usher people out an emergency door onto a wing.

On Sunday, Miami Air International, which operated the aircraft, notified passengers that their overhead luggage from the plane was available for pickup. The airline said passengers would be contacted directly once their checked bags were retrieved.

Also Sunday, a small, one-propeller seaplane crashed into the St. Johns River in Jacksonville. The pilot, who was the only person on board and wasn't injured, was rescued by a kayaker, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.news4jax.com




JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Miami Air International, the charter airline whose Boeing 737 made an emergency landing Friday evening at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, is offering passengers $2,500 for their inconvenience.

In a letter, Miami Air apologized Monday to the 136 passengers on board the flight when it arrived from Guantanamo Bay and slid off the runway into the St. Johns River, and vowed to return their luggage.

“Please allow this letter to convey our sincerest regret that you were involved in the unfortunate incident aboard Flight 293 at NAS Jacksonville on May 3, 2019,” Miami Air CEO Kurt Kamrad wrote.

Nearly two dozen people, including three children, were taken to Jacksonville area hospitals late Friday night after the mishap. No one was seriously injured, but a dog and two cats died in the cargo hold.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what happened. Already, the panel has found the pilots for asked for a last-minute runway change and that a left-hand thrust reverser wasn’t working.

It could take up to 18 months for that investigation to be completed.

“Please be confident that the safety and satisfaction of our passengers are our top priorities,” Kamrad said. “As such, we would like to extend a goodwill gesture to all passengers in the amount of $2,500.”

He said luggage stored inside the aircraft’s cargo hold remains on board the plane. He added that the company will retrieve baggage from the plane once it receives the go-ahead from the NTSB.

Five passengers have reached to local attorney John Phillips for representation. In a pair of tweets, Philips wrote: "The story we heard was harrowing... Some are headed back to GITMO as soon as tomorrow and lost basically everything. They’ve only heard about this “promise” through media. No attempt to reach out to them."

Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.news4jax.com

4 comments:

  1. I feel like some pilot's are getting dumber or training has gotten way worse. I'm only private pilot for 20 years, so maybe I don't understand an ATP's decision making process.
    It sure seems like A LOT of these recent accidents should have never happened.

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    1. Amen! "Airline farms" are just crankong them out to make money... its a numbers game to these operators and be damned if they come out smart or dumb as rocks "thats the airlines problem" the boss would say, hoping thr airline would "weed them out". Smh

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  2. Doesn’t matter if you are a student pilot, private pilot or an ATP. Aviation is about judgement. I think we all know what happened here. So Sad!

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