NONE · BOEING 747-200 · 1991-08-13 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX91IA297
Event ID
20001212X17883
Type
Incident
Date
1991-08-13
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
298
Total aboard
298
Aircraft
Make
BOEING
Model
747-200
Registration
ZKNZW
FAR Part
129
Engines
4
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE INADEQUATE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA INHERENT IN THE AIRPORT DESIGN, AND, THE ATC CLEARANCE PROCEDURES IN USE WHICH FAILED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SUBSTANDARD RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. FACTORS IN THE INCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT TIME CONDITIONS AND THE INADEQUATE STANDARDS USED BY ATC TO DETERMINE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES AT AIRPORTS WHICH DO NOT MEET CURRENT DESIGN CRITERIA.