Boeing 727-200 crash, Feb 9, 1998, Chicago-O'Hare
Boeing 727-200 accident on February 9, 1998 near Chicago-O'Hare, Illinois, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The flight crew failed to maintain...
- Date: February 9, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Chicago-O'Hare, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight crew failed to maintain a proper pitch attitude for a successful landing or go-around. Divergent pitch oscillations during final approach, caused by an improper autopilot desensitization rate, contributed.
An American Airlines Boeing 727 on flight 1340 from Kansas City struck the ground short of runway 14R at Chicago O'Hare during a CAT II ILS approach. The pilots did not hold the proper pitch attitude, and the autopilot desensitization rate caused pitch oscillations on final. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and 23 people on board were minor injured.