# NTSB Accident NYC96FA174
> **Lockheed L-1011-100** · 1996-08-25 · JAMAICA, NY, USA · NONE
## 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.

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