Southwest Flight 1248

Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnel Douglas MD-82 aircraft, crashed shortly after take-off from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The incident killed all 6 crew and 148 of the total 149 passengers. The crash also killed 2 people on the ground when they

The plane then reportedly filled with thick smoke with flames shooting from the rear of the plane. The passengers struggled to get though either the emergency exits or through holes in fuselage that were torn open due to the crash. The rescue effort was also slowed due to power outages on the field. The bay doors for the rescue vehicles needed to be open manually slowing the rescue crews from getting to the plane. Overall a total of 11 people died including Captain Richard W. Bushmann, a 20-year veteran with American Airlines. 83 of the 143 passengers were injured.

The left Engine nacelle showed evidence of vertical dark residue marks or soot trails. The prop was intact, the tips were bent backwards and showed very little sign of trailing edge compression. This possibly indicates that the engine was not running during the time of impact. It was also discovered that the fuel line support bracket showed propagation cracks along the bolt holes that connect it to the firewall. It did not separate from the firewall, and the fuel line showed no signs of loss of integrity.

Contributing to the cause of the accident was the Cherokee pilot’s interrupted radio transmission, which led to the Beech 1900C pilots’ misunderstanding of the transmission as an indication from the King Air that it would not take off until after flight 5925 had cleared the runway. Contributing to the severity of the accident and the loss of life was the

NTSB ruled that the main causes of the accident were the decision to land in a thunderstorm and that the crew did not arm the spoilers (NTSB, 2001).

“Sometimes when we look at it, it looks crazy,” said Adam Steltzner. Adam is an engineer who works for NASA, a part of the United States government that explores space. Adam was talking about landing something on Mars. “It is the result of reasoned engineering thought. But it still looks

Ford did not give equal consideration to the interests of each party. Ford’s engineers had already discovered that the danger upon the ruptured fuel tank during the preproduction crash test (Shaw, Bury & Sansbury, 2009). Unfortunately, the boss of Ford

Findings Following the investigation of the American Airlines 1420 accident, the NTSB released a detailed and comprehensive list of the overall findings. Using data from the accident craft’s CVR and FDR, along with a thorough investigation of the crash site, the NTSB findings painted a clear understanding of the string events leading up to the crash. In addition, the events gave insight to the causes that prevented flight 1420 from landing safely in Little Rock.

The Rogers Commission identified the cause of the accident as a failure of the O-ring, which seals a joint

accident started the problems faced by the crew members. They then changed their course and

Observers had been horrified to see what was happening and they thought this to be impracticable of how anyone who was in Flight 90 could have possibly have any bones left in their body. In spite of that,

Causes:- - "Debate proceeds with today over the DC – 10 's security as a result of the 1989 accident of United Airlines Flight 232 in Sioux City , Iowa , in which 111 individuals passed on . Inquiries have again been raised about the sufficiency of assurance for the control frameworks in the DC – 10 . The "National Transportation Safety Board Report on the 1989 Sioux City Crash" found that the reason for the mischance was a metallurgical blemish in the fan gathering of the back motor. A split in the 370 – pound fan plate began from the defect and in the end made it crumble . Trash from the blast separated all water driven lines , denying the pilot of control over the flying surfaces on the tail and wings . the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report additionally portrays the shortcomings of the examination of an airplane with little insurance of its

For a minute it seemed like things had gone back to normal on the jet. People were shocked, a few reached into the aisle or around their feet to recover cell phones, and other possessions.Up near the galley between economy and business classes, an Asian doctor crouched

While the NTSB was investigating the crash or American Airlines Flight 1420 the HFAC proved to be a very useful tool in finding the human factors involved and ultimately finding the causes of the crash. By using the HFAC Model the NTSB showed how things

On June 1st, 1999 American Airlines flight 1420 experienced a tragic accident that claimed many lives and made an impact on aviation worldwide. The event and it subsequent investigation shed