题名: |
National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: Crash During Approach to Landing, Empire Airlines Flight 8284, Avions de Transport Regional Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320, N902FX, Lubbock, Texas, on January 27, 2009. |
摘要: |
This accident report discusses the January 27, 2009, accident involving Empire Airlines flight 8284, an Avions de Transport Regional Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320, N902FX, which crashed short of the runway at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Lubbock, Texas. The captain sustained serious injuries, and the first officer sustained minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to FedEx Corporation and operated by Empire Airlines, Inc., as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 supplemental cargo flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The safety issues discussed in this report include the flight crews actions in response to the flap anomaly, the continuation of the unstabilized approach, the dispatch of the flight into freezing drizzle conditions, the efficiency of the emergency response, and simulator-based training for pilots who fly in icing conditions. Nine safety recommendations are addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration. |