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 The aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 October 1986 |
| Summary | Runway overran |
| Site | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, United States |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-200 |
| Operator | Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration | N752N |
| Flight origin | Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, United States |
| Destination | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, United States |
| Passengers | 114 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 34 |
| Survivors | 119 |
On 25 October 1986, Piedmont Airlines Flight 467 was a Boeing 737-200 (registration N752N) operating from Newark Liberty International Airport to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with a stop at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. After about a 2 hour flight, the pilots were on an ILS approach onto runway 36R, just 24 seconds after touchdown flight 467 overran the end of the runway. The plane, struck a localizer antenna array, a concrete culvert, continued through a chain link fence and came to rest upon the edge of railroad tracks with the nose gear collapsed. Of the 119 people on board, 3 passengers sustained serious injuries, and 3 crewmembers and 28 passengers sustained minor injuries in the incident. There were no fatalities. The Boeing 737 ended up 440 feet past the end of the runway. There was no fire, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. [1]
The NTSB found that "the captain's failure to stabilize the approach and his failure to discontinue the approach to a landing that was conducted at an excessive speed beyond the normal touchdown point on a wet runway. Contributing to the accident was the captain's failure to optimally use the airplane decelerative devices. Also contributing to the accident was the lack of effective crew co-ordination during the approach. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the poor frictional quality of the last 1500ft of the runway and the obstruction presented by a concrete culvert located 318ft beyond the departure end of the runway." [2]
