Delta Air Lines Flight 1086
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Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 was a scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic passenger flight between Atlanta and New York's LaGuardia Airport. On March 5, 2015, the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft veered off the runway shortly after landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The plane ran up the seawall berm and struck the perimeter fence, sliding along it for approximately 940 feet (290 m) before coming to rest with the nose of the aircraft hanging over the berm above Flushing Bay. There were no fatalities, although 29 people suffered minor injuries.[7][8] The aircraft was seriously damaged and written off.[9]
Accident | |
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Date | March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05) |
Summary | Runway excursion following loss of directional control due to pilot error |
Site | LaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States 40°46′33.6″N 73°51′47.9″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
Operator | Delta Air Lines |
IATA flight No. | DL1086 |
ICAO flight No. | DAL1086 |
Call sign | DELTA 1086 |
Registration | N909DL |
Flight origin | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, United States |
Destination | LaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States |
Occupants | 132 |
Passengers | 127 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 29 (minor) |
Survivors | 132 |
The final report by the NTSB found the probable cause of the accident was the pilot's "inability to maintain directional control of the airplane due to his application of excessive reverse thrust, which degraded the effectiveness of the rudder in controlling the airplane's heading."[10]: 76