BOEING 757-223 near Jackson Hole, WY — 2010-12-29
- Date
- 2010-12-29
- Location
- Jackson Hole, WY, USA
- Airport
- JAC
- Aircraft
- BOEING 757-223
- Registration
- N668AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
a manufacturing defect in a clutch mechanism that prevented the speedbrakes from automatically deploying after touchdown, and the captain’s failure to monitor and extend the speedbrakes manually. Also causal was the failure of the thrust reversers to deploy when initially commanded. Contributing to the incident was the captain’s failure to confirm speedbrake extension before announcing their deployment, and his distraction caused by the thrust reversers’ failure to initially deploy after landing.
NTSB narrative
The National Transportation Safety Board’s full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-12/01. On December 29, 2010, about 1138 mountain standard time, American Airlines flight 2253, a Boeing 757-200, N668AA, ran off the departure end of runway 19 after landing at Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The airplane came to rest about 730 feet past the departure end of the runway in deep snow. The 179 passengers, 2 pilots, and 4 flight attendants on board were not injured, and the airplane sustained minor damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by American Airlines as a scheduled domestic flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121. Instrument meteorological conditions in light snow prevailed at JAC at the time of the landing, and the flight operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, about 0941 central standard time.
NTSB coding
- Runway excursion · Landing-landing roll
- Attention / Monitoring
Evidence available
- CVR
- FDR / data
- Photos
- 45 docket documents
Docket documents45
- ATC 3 - Attachment 1 -ATC Personnel Statementatc
- Cockpit Voice Recorder 12 - Factual Report of Group Chairmancvr
- Evidence Control Form - CVR Return to Ownercvr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Addendum 1 - Report On Download After San Francisco Eventfdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Addendum 1, Attachment 1 - Tabular Data - Selected Parameters From San Francisco Event Download Landingsfdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 1 - Reasonableness Check Audit Checklistfdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 2 -Flight Data Recorder Tabular Data - Selected Parameters From Incident Flight - Compressed (.zip) Comma Seperated Value Filefdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 3 -Flight Data Recorder Tabular Data - Selected Parameters From Incident Recorder Landings - Compressed (.zip) Comma Seperated Value Filesfdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 4 -Flight Data Recorder Tabular Data - Selected Parameters From Reasonableness Check - Compressed (.zip) Comma Seperated Value Filefdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - FAA Response Letterfdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Factual Report of Group Chairmanfdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Summaries of Interviews Conducted by the FDR Groupfdr
- Aircraft Performance 13 - Addendum 1form
- Aircraft Performance 13 - Aircraft Performance Studyform
- Operations 2 - Attachment 1 - Interviewsinterview
- Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigationinterview
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 1 - Air Carrier Certificateother
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 2 - Minimum Equipment Listother
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 3 - Supplemental Type Certificatesother
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 4 - AD and Service Bulletin Listingother
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 5 - Weight and Balanceother
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 7 - Major Repairsother
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 8 - E-6 Aircraft Maintenance Logbookother
- Meteorology 5 - Weather Studyother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 11 - ACARS Field Condition Updatesother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 2 - Special Landing Analysisother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 3 - Braking Action Chartother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 4 - Landing Distance Factorsother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 5 - Landing Procedureother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 6 - Reverse Thrust Operationother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 7 - Ground Evacuation Checklistother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 8 - JAC Airport and Rwy 19 ILS Approachother
- Operations 2 - Attachment 9 - AAL Airport Pages for JACother
- Party Submission - Allied Pilots Associationother
- Party Submission - The Boeing Companyother
- Party Submission - Transport Workers Union of Americaother
- Safety Recommendation Transmittal letters- Jackson Hole, WYother
- Systems 9 - Factual Report of Group Chairman (23 imbedded photos)photos
- Final accident report- Jackson Hole, WYreport
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 6 - Service Difficulty Reportsreport
- Maintenance Records 11 - Factual Report of Group Chairmanreport
- Operations 2 - Factual Report of Group Chairmanreport
- Survival Factors Factual Report - Attachment 1 - Letter of Agreementreport
- Survival Factors Specialist's Factual Reportreport
- Operations 2 - Attachment 10 - Flight Release and Final Loadwreckage
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