Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Anchorage International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Anchorage, Alaska 99502
Wednesday, November 11, 1998 1:33 AST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The Boeing 747-400 was taxiing to Gate N-6, after landing on runway 6R. The flight crew reported to the tower that braking action on the runway was poor. While taxiing to the parking ramp, the captain commented to the first officer that the airplane was skidding. As the airplane approached Gate N-6, ground personnel observed the airplane's nosewheels turn 90 degrees toward the gate, but the airplane continued straight ahead, skidding the nosewheels sideways. Ground personnel heard, and the Flight Data Recorder confirmed, an increase in engine power as the airplane continued past the gate. The airplane was then observed turning right, away from the terminal, and colliding with a parked IL-62M airplane. A cleaning person aboard the IL-62M received minor injuries when she was knocked down by the collision. The crew told the NTSB investigator-in-charge that they did not use brakes until attempting to turn away from the parked airplane. Ground witnesses described the taxi speed as "faster than normal." The maximum ground speed recorded by the on-board recorders was 16 knots. The company flight manual states, in part: "(1) Turning... 10 knots or below (5 knots if wet or slippery)." Snow contamination was recorded by the airport authority commencing 11 hours prior to the accident. The airport "Snow Removal Plan" denotes the lead-in lines to the terminal as a Priority 1-A area. Continuous snow removal operations were being conducted at the time of the accident, with all Priority 1 areas, and numerous Priority II areas being plowed and treated. The lead-in taxi lines to the terminal had been sanded five hours prior to the accident. The ramp area, and the lead-in taxi lines had not been plowed. One hour after the accident, about 2 inches of unbroken snow was on the ramp.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The excessive taxi speed by the pilot-in-command. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's inadequate maneuver to avoid the parked airplane.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/11/1998 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 133 |
| Event Time Zone | Atlantic Standard Time |
| Event City | ANCHORAGE |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99502 |
| Event Date Year | 1998 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | ANC |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 144 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 139 Atlantic Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ANC |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 144 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | AST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Bright |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 400 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 27 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 25 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 60 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | 249 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1749 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 11 1998 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 140 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 26 2002 3:58PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\ZUZL |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | HL741 | RA865 |
| NTSB Number | ANC99FA012A | ANC99FA012B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 129: Foreign | Part 129: Foreign |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Boeing | Ilyushin |
| Aircraft Model | 747-400 | IL-62 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 747-400 | IL-62 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 25452 | RA-86564 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 870000 | 368170 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Foreign Registered/U.S. Soil | Foreign Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 274 | 137 |
| Number of Engines | 4 | 4 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | 264 |
| Airframe Hours | -- | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ASIANA AIRLINES | AEROFLOT RUSSIAN AIRLINES |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | TOWN KANGSEO PO BOX 98 #47 | 37 LENINGRADSKY PROSPEKT |
| Aircraft Owner City | SEOUL, KOREA | MOSCOW, RUSSIA |
| Aircraft Owner State | OF | |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | ||
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | ASIANA AIRLINES | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | PO BOX 190351 | PO BOX 91602 |
| Operator City | ANCHORAGE | ANCHORAGE |
| Operator State | AK | AK |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 99519 | 99509 |
| Operator Code | AAR | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | International | International |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | JFK | ANC |
| Departure City | NEW YORK | |
| Departure State | NY | AK |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 1828 | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | AST | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | ANC | SFO |
| Destination City | SAN FRANCISCO | |
| Destination State | CA | |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Taxi | Standing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 8 2001 4:42PM | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | JOHB | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 6R | 0 |
| Runway Length | 10897 | -- |
| Runway Width | 150 | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |