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McDonnell Douglas MD11 N1763

28 February 1995 · Dallas-Ft Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 February 1995 at about 02:54 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD11 registered N1763 was involved in an incident near Dallas-Ft Worth, Texas, United States. 78 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:54
Classification
Incident
Location
Dallas-Ft Worth, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (DFW)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD11
Registration
N1763
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Chicago → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
FTW95IA126

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
78 0 0 0 78

Probable cause

THE LOCAL CONTROLLER'S TASK OVERLOAD, WHICH LED HIM TO FORGET TO ISSUE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC ADVISORIES AND TO LOSE HIS AWARENESS OF THE TRAFFIC SITUATION, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROLLER'S SUPERVISOR TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CONTROLLER HAD REACHED OR EXCEEDED HIS MAXIMUM THRESHOLD OF WORKLOAD CAPABILITY AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT, THE LOCAL CONTROLLER CLEARED AMERICAN FLT 2351, N1763, TO LAND ON RWY 35R. SEVEN SECONDS LATER THE SAME CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED LONE STAR FLT 1219, N355AE, TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RWY 35R. NEITHER CREW HEARD THE OTHER'S CLEARANCE, NOR WAS EITHER ADVISED OF THE OTHER'S POSITION AS REQUIRED. THE TOWER CAB SUPERVISOR NOTICED THE CONFLICT & ALERTED THE CONTROLLER. THE CONTROLLER COULD NOT RECALL THE CALL SIGN FOR AA2351, AND ISSUED GO-AROUND INSTRUCTIONS USING INCORRECT CALL SIGNS AA1251 & AA1261. AA2351 OVERFLEW LS1219 BY ABOUT 35 FT BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN. THE LOCAL FREQUENCY WAS VERY BUSY, AND THE CONTROLLER'S WORKLOAD WAS CATEGORIZED AS 'HEAVY' BY ALL FLIGHTCREWS INTERVIEWED. REVIEW OF ATC TAPES CONFIRMED THOSE OBSERVATIONS. THE CONTROLLER WAS HANDLING TRAFFIC ON RWYS 35L, 35R, AND 31R, IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING INPUTS FROM THE DEPARTURE CONTROLLER. FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE THE INCURSION, THE CONTROLLER WAS GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE, AND INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE NEEDED A BREAK. THE SUPERVISOR LATER SAID THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE CONTROLLER WAS GETTING OVERLOADED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
McDonnell Douglas MD11 MD11 N1763 - -
Fairchild SA227-AC SA227-AC N355AE Exec Express II -

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