McDonnell Douglas DC-9 N978Z

Summary

On 11 February 1985 at about 05:25 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 registered N978Z was involved in an incident near Champaign, Illinois, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 February 1985 at 05:25

Classification

Incident

Location

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Willard (CMI)

Coordinates

40.1091, -88.2397

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-9

Registration

N978Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI85IA118

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

OZARK FLT #814 MOMENTARILY TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR 16 FT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 31. WHEN 50 FT ABOVE MINIMUMS DURING THE ILS RWY 31 APCH THE F/O CALLED RWY IN SIGHT. CAPTAIN ASKED FOR LANDING LIGHTS WHICH THE F/O TURNED ON. CAPTAIN STATED, 'AT THIS POINT I NOTICED IT WAS SO BRIGHT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. EITHER THE WEATHER HAD DETERIORATED OR THE LIGHTS REDUCED THE VISIBILITY TO THE POINT THAT I DECIDED A GO AROUND WAS NECESSARY.' A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ST. LOUIS, MO. A 4 FT WIDE BY 100 FT LONG TRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SNOW 16 FT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS DOWN TO APPROACH MINIMUMS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.