MINR · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-82 · 1994-03-02 · FLUSHING, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA94MA038
Event ID
20001206X00888
Type
Accident
Date
1994-03-02
Location
FLUSHING, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.769416, -73.870567
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
30
Uninjured
86
Total aboard
116
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model
MD-82
Registration
N18835
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO COMPLY WITH CHECKLIST PROCEDURES TO TURN ON AN OPERABLE PITOT/STATIC HEAT SYSTEM, RESULTING IN ICE AND/OR SNOW BLOCKAGE OF THE PITOT TUBES THAT PRODUCED ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS, AND THE FLIGHTCREW'S UNTIMELY RESPONSE TO ANOMALOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS WITH THE CONSEQUENT REJECTION OF TAKEOFF AT AN ACTUAL SPEED OF 5 KNOTS ABOVE V1. (NTSB REPORT AAR-95/01)