ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES
Also recorded as: ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
13 records, spanning 1993–2003.
Operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines (per NTSB report)
The passenger's inadvertent fall while attempting to board. A factor was the lack of a company requirement for a person to assist passengers in boarding the airplane.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
The airplane's encounter with unforecasted clear air turbulence during cruise flight.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
An in-flight encounter with lightning.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land on a runway with a tailwind component that exceeded the airplane's tailwind limitation and his failure to perform a go-around which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being attained and the airplane landing long. Also causal was the inadequate snow removal procedures used by the airport personnel and the airport personnel failed to issue NOTAMS in accordance with existing regulations, resulting in the landing gear to fail in overload as a result of hitting a ridge of snow and/or ice on the runway during landing roll. Additional factors included the contaminated runway; the tailwind; the snow; and the dark night.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
The partial loss of flight display information for undetermined reasons.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
The partial loss of flight displays for undetermined reasons.
Operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines (per NTSB report)
Rudder oscillations of an undetermined origin.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
the airplane's collision with two wild turkeys.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
The manufacturer's lack of dimensional inspection and repair requirements for the gearbox forward and aft diaphragm, which caused the bull gear to shift and resulted in an uncontained separation of the bull gear during flight
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES — Flag carrier (121) Operator Does Business As: UNITED EXPRESS (per NTSB report)
THE VEHICLE OPERATOR'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE BAGGAGE TRACTOR RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF A SECOND BAGGAGE TRACTOR BEING PUSHED AND ITS SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WORN CONDITION OF THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
(1) An aerodynamic stall that occurred when the flightcrew allowed the airspeed to decay to stall speed following a very poorly planned and executed approach characterized by an absence of procedural discipline; (2) Improper pilot response to the stall warning, including failure to advance the power levers to maximum, and inappropriately raising the flaps; (3) Flightcrew inexperience in 'glass cockpit' automatic aircraft, aircraft type, and in seat position, a situation exacerbated by a side letter of agreement between the company and its pilots; (4) The company's failure to provide adequate crew resource management training, and the FAA's failure to require such training; (5) The company's failure to provide adequate stabilized approach criteria, and the FAA's failure to require such criteria; and (6) The unavailability of suitable training simulators that precluded fully effective flightcrew training. Note: Items 1, 2, and 3 were approved by a Board vote of 4-0. Item 5 was adopted 3-1, with the dissenting Member believing the item was a contributory cause. The Board was divided 2-2 on items 4 and 6, two Members believing them causal and two Members, contributory. (NTSB Report AAR-94/07)
Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
FAILURE OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR TO BE ADEQUATELY SECURED FOR FLIGHT FOR AN UNKNOWN REAS0N.
FAA enforcement actions
18 actions, spanning 1998–2004.
Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 2005-05-13
Sanction: $9,000 · case closed 2005-01-18
Sanction: $24,000 · case closed 2005-01-06
Sanction: $1,250,000 · case closed 2004-09-13
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2004-09-14
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2004-09-14
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2004-09-14
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2004-09-14
Sanction: $47,000 · case closed 2003-10-17
Sanction: $3,750 · case closed 2001-11-23
Sanction: $12,500 · case closed 2001-04-17
Sanction: $11,000 · case closed 2001-07-10
Sanction: $8,500 · case closed 2001-02-21
Sanction: $6,500 · case closed 2001-03-20
Sanction: $7,000 · case closed 1999-09-08
Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2002-04-15
Sanction: $14,000 · case closed 2003-04-21
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2003-07-28
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N304UE | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N409FJ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N413FJ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N419FJ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N421FJ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N427FJ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N433AW | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N488UE | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N495UE | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N496UE | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N622BR | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N653BR | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
- N413FJ — records 2002–2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N427FJ — records 2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N419FJ — records 2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N653BR — records 2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N409FJ — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N421FJ — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N622BR — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N488UE — records 2000 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N433AW (BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19) — records 1994 · registered to AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N495UE — records 1994 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N304UE — records 1994 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N496UE — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry