SERS · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-87 (MD-87) · 2021-10-19 · Brookshire, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA22MA009
Event ID
20211019104129
Type
Accident
Date
2021-10-19
Location
Brookshire, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.818027, -95.898046
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
1
Uninjured
20
Total aboard
23
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model
DC-9-87 (MD-87)
Registration
N987AK
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The jammed condition of both elevators, which resulted from exposure to localized, dynamic high wind while the airplane was parked and prevented the airplane from rotating during the takeoff roll. Also causal was the failure of Everts Air Cargo, the pilots’ primary employer, to maintain awareness of Boeing-issued, required updates for its manuals, which resulted in the pilots not receiving the procedures and training that addressed the requirement to visually verify during the preflight checks that the elevators are not jammed.