McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N416AA

Summary

On 11 December 1989 at about 22:28 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 registered N416AA was involved in an incident near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. 149 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 December 1989 at 22:28

Classification

Incident

Location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Metropolitan Ryan Field (BTR)

Coordinates

30.5400, -91.1292

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82

Registration

N416AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW90IA043

Nobody was injured.

THE CAPTAIN'S EXCESSIVE SPEED DURING A TURN OFF OF THE RUNWAY, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE WET TAXIWAY WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER LANDING, THE FLT CREW INITIATED A 135 DEG TURN OFF OF THE RWY & ONTO A TWY. ACCORDING TO FDR DATA, THE TURN WAS INITIATED AT 38 KIAS. THE CAPT RPRTD THAT THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY THRU THE TURN. THE NOSEWHEEL WENT OFF THE TWY & INTO DEEP MUD. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING OR BRAKES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.