This report explains the accident involving American Airlines flight 1420, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, which crashed after it overran the end of runway 4R during landing at Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. Safety issues discussed in this report focus on flight crew performance, flight crew decision-making regarding operations in adverse weather, pilot fatigue, weather information dissemination, emergency response, frangibility of airport structures, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight. Safety recommendations concerning these issues are addressed to the FAA and the National Weather Service.
Aircraft Accident Report. Runway Overrun During Landing American Airlines Flight 1420 McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA Little Rock, Arkansas
1999
230 pages
Report
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English
Air Transportation , Aeronautics , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Transportation Safety , Aviation accidents , Runways , Accident investigations , Emergencies , Decision making , Weather , Flight crews , Response , Adverse conditions , Aircraft landings , Fatigue(Physiology) , National transportation system , Arkansas , National transportation safety board , American airlines flight 1420
American Airlines - McDonnell Douglas Inter-Metropolitan STOL Evaluation
SAE Technical Papers | 1970
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