Incident · 1991-08-12

NTSB case LAX91IA297 · BOEING 747-200 · Part 129

What the record says

Event date: 1991-08-12
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 747-200 (NZKNZW)
Operating rule: Part 129
Operator: AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR NEW ZEALAND

Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA INHERENT IN THE AIRPORT DESIGN, AND, THE ATC CLEARANCE PROCEDURES IN USE WHICH FAILED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SUBSTANDARD RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. FACTORS IN THE INCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT TIME CONDITIONS AND THE INADEQUATE STANDARDS USED BY ATC TO DETERMINE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES AT AIRPORTS WHICH DO NOT MEET CURRENT DESIGN CRITERIA.

Source: NTSB case LAX91IA297

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.

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