McDonnell Douglas MD-83 crash, Mar 8, 2017, Detroit-Willo...
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 accident on March 8, 2017 near Detroit-Willow Run (Ypsilanti), Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: jammed...
- Date: March 8, 2017
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
- Location: Detroit-Willow Run (Ypsilanti), Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: jammed right elevator caused by localized dynamic wind while the airplane was parked, which prevented rotation during takeoff, and no means for the crew to detect a jammed elevator during preflight checks.
A McDonnell Douglas MD 83 chartered by a university basketball team aborted its takeoff at Detroit Willow Run after the airplane failed to rotate. It overran the runway, crossed Tyler Road and came to rest on grass, and all on board survived. The NTSB found the right elevator was jammed by gusts from a nearby structure while the airplane was parked, and the captain's prompt rejected takeoff limited the consequences.