Douglas DC-9 crash, Feb 19, 1996, Houston-George Bush-Int...
Douglas DC-9 accident on February 19, 1996 near Houston-George Bush-Intercontinental, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain's...
- Date: February 19, 1996
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Houston-George Bush-Intercontinental, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain's decision to continue an unstabilized approach contrary to company procedures. Contributing factors were the crew's failure to complete the in-range checklist, which left hydraulics off, and the failure to perform the landing checklist; the NTSB also cited deficiencies in Continental's and the FAA's oversight.
Continental Airlines Flight 1943, a DC-9-32 from Washington, landed at Houston Intercontinental with its gear and flaps still up because the crew had not turned on hydraulic pressure. The captain continued an unstabilized approach that company procedures required him to abandon. The jet slid about 6,850 feet on its belly and came to rest in grass beside the runway, and smoke in the cabin led to an evacuation with no fatalities.