NONE · Lockheed L-1011-100 · 1996-08-25 · JAMAICA, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC96FA174
Event ID
20001208X06595
Type
Accident
Date
1996-08-25
Location
JAMAICA, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.65068, -73.790245
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
262
Total aboard
262
Aircraft
Make
Lockheed
Model
L-1011-100
Registration
N31031
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
failure of the flight crew to complete the published checklist and to adequately cross-check the actions of each other, which resulted in their failure to detect that the leading edge slats had not extended and led to the aircraft's tail contacting the runway during the computer-driven, auto-land flare for landing. Factors related to the accident were: the manufacturer's inadequate inspection procedures for the slat drive system; and the operator's inadequate checklist, which did not include having the flight engineer monitor the double needle slat gauge.