The jammed condition of both elevators, which resulted from exposure to localized, dynamic high wind while the airplane was parked and prevented the airplane from rotating during the takeoff roll. Also causal was the failure of Everts Air Cargo, the pilots’ primary employer, to maintain awareness of Boeing-issued, required updates for its manuals, which resulted in the pilots not receiving the procedures and training that addressed the requirement to visually verify during the preflight checks that the elevators are not jammed.
N987AK
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-87
Fixed wing multi engine · Turbo-fan
1 NTSB record
for this tail number, including destroyed damage. See the full record below.
Registration
Airframe
Powerplant
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NTSB Accident & Incident Record
Oct 19, 2021
Accident
Destroyed Brookshire, TX
Injuries2 serious, 1 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
NTSB DCA22MA009