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.


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    Title :

    National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: Runway Overrun During Landing American Airlines Flight 1420 McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999


    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    232 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English