The report explains the runway collision of two Northwest Airlines aircraft on a runway at the Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan, on December 3, 1990. The safety issues discussed in the report are airport marking and lighting, cockpit resource management, air traffic control procedures in low-visibility conditions, flight attendant procedures during evacuations; and design of the DC-9 tailcone emergency release system. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport, and Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Aircraft Accident Report - Northwest Airlines, Inc., Flights 1482 and 299, Runway Incursion and Collision, Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan, December 3, 1990
1991
186 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aeronautics , Aircraft accidents , Accident investigations , Collisions , DC 9 aircraft , Boeing 727 aircraft , Low visibility , Runway lights , Air traffic control , Michigan , Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County airport , Romulus(Michigan) , Tailcone emergency release system , Runway collisions