Douglas DC-9 crash, Dec 17, 1991, Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic...
Douglas DC-9 accident on December 17, 1991 near Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: December 17, 1991
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued an unstabilized, too-fast approach and touched down nose-down, and did not perform a go-around despite the copilot's suggestion; poor crew coordination and thunderstorm weather were contributing factors.
An Alitalia DC-9 on flight AZ552 from Rome continued an unstabilized approach through thunderstorms into Warsaw-Okecie. It touched down nose gear first at excessive speed, bounced, veered off the runway, and lost its nose gear on soft ground. All occupants were evacuated, and three passengers received minor injuries.