Accident · 1996-02-19

What the record says

Event date

1996-02-19

Event type

Accident

Highest injury level

Minor injury

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (N10556)

Operating rule

Part 121

Operator

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report

Operated by (per NTSB report)

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

the captain's decision to continue the approach contrary to Continental Airlines (COA) standard operating procedures that mandate a go-around when an approach is unstabilized below 500 feet or a ground proximity warning system alert continues below 200 feet above field elevation. The following factors contributed to the accident: (1) the flightcrew's failure to properly complete the in-range checklist, which resulted in a lack of hydraulic pressure to lower the landing gear and deploy the flaps; (2) the flightcrew's failure to perform the landing checklist and confirm that the landing gear was extended; (3) the inadequate remedial actions by COA to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures; and (4) the Federal Aviation Administration's inadequate oversight of COA to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures. (NTSB Report AAR-97/01)

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.