Boeing 757-24APF N413UP
25 November 1994 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 November 1994 at about 11:49 local time, a Boeing 757-24APF registered N413UP was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 11:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tulsa International (TUL)
- Coordinates
- 36.1896, -95.9107
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-24APF
- Registration
- N413UP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW95LA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VREF DURING APPROACH AND HIS IMPROPER FLARE TOUCHDOWN THAT RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE PITCH UP ATTITUDE FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE APPROACH WAS CLASSIFIED BY THE PILOT AND THE OPERATOR AS 'NORMAL' UNTIL AFTER TOUCH DOWN; HOWEVER IT WAS NOTED ON THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED TO VREF -8 BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND FLOATED FOR 8 SECONDS. FOLLOWING THE TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO INCREASE THE PITCH UP ATTITUDE TO '10.9 DEGREES.' THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS STATES THAT IF THE 'PITCH ATTITUDE SURPASSES 10.5 DEGREES WITH THE LANDING GEAR COMPRESSED THE TAIL WILL STRIKE THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT HAD A HISTORY OF EXPERIMENTING WITH AERODYNAMIC BRAKING DURING LANDINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 757 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 1994 | Boeing 757-231 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Boeing 757-200 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1993 | Boeing 757-222 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1993 | Boeing 757-222 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1993 | Boeing 757-232 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Boeing 757-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1994 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aeronautics | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1994 | Cessna T-210J | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-23 | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Brewer, JIM L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1994 | Cessna 210L | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1994 | George SPACEWALKER 1 | Mountain View, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-25-260 | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |