ABSTRACT
On October 19, 1996 at 1638 eastern daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 554, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, struck the approach light system and runway deck structures while landing on runway 13 at LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, New York. The main landing gear separated on impact, and the airplane slid down the runway on its fuselage belly. The airplane was substantially damaged in the accident. Of the 58 passengers and five crewmembers aboard, three passengers suffered minor injuries during the ensuing evacuation. The accident occurred in daylight, IMC.
