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|type = Runway Overrun (possibly weather-induced) |
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|site = [[Kingston, Jamaica]] |
|site = [[Kingston, Jamaica]] |
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|aircraft_type = [[Boeing 737-800|Boeing 737-823]] |
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The flight originated at [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]], [[Washington, D.C.]], with a stopover at [[Miami International Airport]], [[Miami, Florida]].<ref name=Press1>{{cite web|url=http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2812 |title=AMERICAN AIRLINES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 331 Release #1 @ 11:58 (p.m.) U.S. Central Time |publisher=American Airlines |accessdate=23 December 2009}}</ref> At 22:22 [[UTC-5|local time]] (03:22, 23 December [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), the [[Boeing 737-800|Boeing 737-823]] skidded during landing on RWY 12 and overran the tarmac, sustaining serious damage.<ref name="ASN" /> Heavy rain was reported at the time.<ref name="abcnews.go.com">http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9426556</ref> The [[METAR]] in force at the time shows that the aircraft landed with a tailwind.<ref name=Metar>METAR MKJP 230300Z 32008KT 33000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/20 Q1014 RETSRA [http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/MKJP/2009/12/22/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&theprefset=SHOWMETAR&theprefvalue=1 Wunderground] ([[American Airlines Flight 331/METAR|Translation]])</ref> After the accident, a special weather report was issued.<ref name=Speci>SPECI MKJP 230325Z 32011KT 22000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/19 Q1014 RETSRA [http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/MKJP/2009/12/22/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&theprefset=SHOWMETAR&theprefvalue=1 Wunderground] ([[American Airlines Flight 331/METAR|Translation]])</ref> |
The flight originated at [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]], [[Washington, D.C.]], with a stopover at [[Miami International Airport]], [[Miami, Florida]].<ref name=Press1>{{cite web|url=http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2812 |title=AMERICAN AIRLINES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 331 Release #1 @ 11:58 (p.m.) U.S. Central Time |publisher=American Airlines |accessdate=23 December 2009}}</ref> At 22:22 [[UTC-5|local time]] (03:22, 23 December [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), the [[Boeing 737-800|Boeing 737-823]] skidded during landing on RWY 12 and overran the tarmac, sustaining serious damage.<ref name="ASN" /> Heavy rain was reported at the time.<ref name="abcnews.go.com">http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9426556</ref> The [[METAR]] in force at the time shows that the aircraft landed with a tailwind.<ref name=Metar>METAR MKJP 230300Z 32008KT 33000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/20 Q1014 RETSRA [http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/MKJP/2009/12/22/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&theprefset=SHOWMETAR&theprefvalue=1 Wunderground] ([[American Airlines Flight 331/METAR|Translation]])</ref> After the accident, a special weather report was issued.<ref name=Speci>SPECI MKJP 230325Z 32011KT 22000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/19 Q1014 RETSRA [http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/MKJP/2009/12/22/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&theprefset=SHOWMETAR&theprefvalue=1 Wunderground] ([[American Airlines Flight 331/METAR|Translation]])</ref> |
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Some survivors indicated cabin service was suspended several times during the flight, before being cancelled outright due to turbulence; other survivors report the jet may have landed long on the runway.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34577868#34577868</ref> It was also announced that some of the airport's approach lights were not working at the time of the accident.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=a_jfsOadTo0E |title=AMR Jet Had to Use Jamaica Runway Lacking Some Approach Lights |publisher=Bloomberg |accessdate=25 December 2009}}</ref> Jamaican officials downplayed the role of the malfunctioning lights in the crash, noting that aircrews had been notified and that the actual runway was properly lit.<ref>"[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581197,00.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a4:g4:r4:c0.000000:b0:z5 'Best Christmas' for Pilot of Jet That Crashed in Jamaica]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[Fox News]]''. Saturday December 26, 2009. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref> |
Some survivors indicated cabin service was suspended several times during the flight, before being cancelled outright due to turbulence; other survivors report the jet may have landed long on the runway.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34577868#34577868</ref> It was also announced that some of the airport's approach lights were not working at the time of the accident.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=a_jfsOadTo0E |title=AMR Jet Had to Use Jamaica Runway Lacking Some Approach Lights |publisher=Bloomberg |accessdate=25 December 2009}}</ref> Jamaican officials downplayed the role of the malfunctioning lights in the crash, noting that aircrews had been notified and that the actual runway was properly lit.<ref name="foxnews.com">"[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581197,00.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a4:g4:r4:c0.000000:b0:z5 'Best Christmas' for Pilot of Jet That Crashed in Jamaica]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[Fox News]]''. Saturday December 26, 2009. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref> |
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The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the accident, with the entire fuselage fracturing forward and aft of the wing, the port wingtip snapping off, and the starboard engine separating from the wing. The landing gear failed, putting the aircraft on its belly, and its momentum carried it through the perimeter fence and across Norman Manley Highway, finally coming to rest upright within meters of [[Kingston Harbour|Kingston's outer harbor]] and the open [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref name="ASN" /> The 737 aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.<ref name=Jacdec>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacdec.de/news/news.htm |title=RECENT ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS WORLDWIDE |publisher=Jacdec |accessdate=24 December 2009}}</ref> |
The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the accident, with the entire fuselage fracturing forward and aft of the wing, the port wingtip snapping off, and the starboard engine separating from the wing. The landing gear failed, putting the aircraft on its belly, and its momentum carried it through the perimeter fence and across Norman Manley Highway, finally coming to rest upright within meters of [[Kingston Harbour|Kingston's outer harbor]] and the open [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref name="ASN" /> The 737 aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.<ref name=Jacdec>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacdec.de/news/news.htm |title=RECENT ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS WORLDWIDE |publisher=Jacdec |accessdate=24 December 2009}}</ref> |
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==Passenger details== |
==Passenger details== |
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According to the [[U.S. State Department]], 76 of the passengers on board were Americans.<ref |
According to the [[U.S. State Department]], 76 of the passengers on board were Americans.<ref name="foxnews.com"/> |
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Ninety-two people were taken to hospitals,<ref name="abcnews.go.com"/> with four serious injuries reported.<ref name=KVTZ>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=11721093 |title=Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt |publisher=KVTZ |accessdate=23 December 2009}}</ref> The plane's captain Brian Cole, received bruises across his torso and arms but was otherwise uninjured.<ref name="abcnews.go.com"/><ref name="google.com">http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g3NWAmHqBBZlvlxOxyjRd7dACASA</ref> |
Ninety-two people were taken to hospitals,<ref name="abcnews.go.com"/> with four serious injuries reported.<ref name=KVTZ>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=11721093 |title=Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt |publisher=KVTZ |accessdate=23 December 2009}}</ref> The plane's captain Brian Cole, received bruises across his torso and arms but was otherwise uninjured.<ref name="abcnews.go.com"/><ref name="google.com">http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g3NWAmHqBBZlvlxOxyjRd7dACASA</ref> |
Revision as of 23:19, 29 December 2009
Accident | |
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Date | 22 December 2009 |
Summary | Runway Overrun (possibly weather-induced) |
Site | Kingston, Jamaica 17°55′51″N 76°46′30″W / 17.93083°N 76.77500°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-823 |
Operator | American Airlines |
Registration | N977AN |
Flight origin | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
Stopover | Miami International Airport |
Destination | Norman Manley International Airport |
Passengers | 148 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 87 (4 serious) |
Survivors | 154 (all) |
American Airlines Flight 331 was a scheduled international flight from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC to Kingston, Jamaica, via Miami, carrying 148 passengers and six crew,[1] which overran the runway during a landing hampered by poor weather and inoperative airport approach lights, at Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport on December 22, 2009. The plane continued on the ground outside the airport perimeter and broke apart causing injuries.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-823, registration N977AN.[2] The aircraft was msn 29550 and made its first flight on 30 November 2001.[3] The aircraft made its first flights under registration N1786B and was delivered to American Airlines on 20 December 2001.[4]
Accident
The flight originated at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C., with a stopover at Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida.[5] At 22:22 local time (03:22, 23 December UTC), the Boeing 737-823 skidded during landing on RWY 12 and overran the tarmac, sustaining serious damage.[2] Heavy rain was reported at the time.[6] The METAR in force at the time shows that the aircraft landed with a tailwind.[7] After the accident, a special weather report was issued.[8]
Some survivors indicated cabin service was suspended several times during the flight, before being cancelled outright due to turbulence; other survivors report the jet may have landed long on the runway.[9] It was also announced that some of the airport's approach lights were not working at the time of the accident.[10] Jamaican officials downplayed the role of the malfunctioning lights in the crash, noting that aircrews had been notified and that the actual runway was properly lit.[11]
The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the accident, with the entire fuselage fracturing forward and aft of the wing, the port wingtip snapping off, and the starboard engine separating from the wing. The landing gear failed, putting the aircraft on its belly, and its momentum carried it through the perimeter fence and across Norman Manley Highway, finally coming to rest upright within meters of Kingston's outer harbor and the open Caribbean Sea.[2] The 737 aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.[12]
Response and investigation
Although the airport was closed after the accident, delaying about 400 travelers, it later re-opened with a reduced runway length available due to the tail section wreckage. Larger flights were diverted to Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport for two days.[13][14]
An investigation into the accident has been launched. The US National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team to assist the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority officials.[15] American Airlines has also sent a crash team to assist other investigators.[citation needed]
Passenger details
According to the U.S. State Department, 76 of the passengers on board were Americans.[11]
Ninety-two people were taken to hospitals,[6] with four serious injuries reported.[1] The plane's captain Brian Cole, received bruises across his torso and arms but was otherwise uninjured.[6][13]
Reports from Jamaica indicate that as of December 28, most passenger and crew property was yet to be returned due to the investigation; American Airlines provided each passenger $5,000 to compensate for the lengthy quarantine of baggage.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt". KVTZ. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Boeing 737 Next Gen : Complete list". Airfleets. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Aircraft Registration Database Lookup". Airframes. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "AMERICAN AIRLINES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 331 Release #1 @ 11:58 (p.m.) U.S. Central Time". American Airlines. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ a b c http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9426556
- ^ METAR MKJP 230300Z 32008KT 33000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/20 Q1014 RETSRA Wunderground (Translation)
- ^ SPECI MKJP 230325Z 32011KT 22000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/19 Q1014 RETSRA Wunderground (Translation)
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34577868#34577868
- ^ "AMR Jet Had to Use Jamaica Runway Lacking Some Approach Lights". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ a b "'Best Christmas' for Pilot of Jet That Crashed in Jamaica." Associated Press at Fox News. Saturday December 26, 2009. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ "RECENT ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS WORLDWIDE". Jacdec. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ a b http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g3NWAmHqBBZlvlxOxyjRd7dACASA
- ^ "PICTURE: Kingston weather poor at time of American 737 overrun". Flight Global. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "NTSB Sends Team to Assist Government of Jamaica in Aviation Accident". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091228/lead/lead2.html
External links
- American Airlines Flight 331 - American Airlines