Incident · 1991-10-17

NTSB case FTW92IA010 · BOEING 747-300 · Part 129

What the record says

Event date: 1991-10-17
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 747-300 (NPHBUU)
Operating rule: Part 129
Operator: KLM - Royal Dutch Airline Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINE

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. A FACTOR WAS THE LOW ALTITUDE AT WHICH HE INITIATED THE SIDE STEP MANEUVER FOR WHICH HE WAS CLEARED.

Source: NTSB case FTW92IA010

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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