ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 N139AA Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW)

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Accident description

Last updated: 19 June 2013

Status:	Final
Date:	14 APR 1993
Time:	06:59 CDT
Type:	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Operator:	American Airlines
Registration:	N139AA
C/n / msn:	46711/105
First flight:	1973
Engines:	3 General Electric CF6-50C2
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 189
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 202
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW) (United States of America)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America
Destination airport:	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW), United States of America
Flightnumber:	102

Narrative:
Flight 102 departed Honolulu at 17:53 local time for a 7 hour flight to Dallas. The weather report received by the flight at 06:44 (15 minutes before landing) stated a.o.: ceiling 1400 feet overcast, 2,5 miles visibility, thunderstorms and rain showers. The flight was cleared for a runway 17L approach about 5 minutes later and the captain asked the approach controller for the best heading in order to avoid bad weather along the approach path. The crew were advised to turn right heading 220 deg and intercept the runway 17L localizer.
At 06:56 the aircraft was cleared to land. On short finals the aircraft was in about a 10 degree right crab due to crosswind. At 06:59, while descending through 50 feet, the 1st officer intended to perform a go-around. The captain stated "No, no, no, I got it" and took control. The aircraft touched down at 06:59:29 and drifted to the right, off the runway. The DC-10 finally came to rest in the mud with the nose- and left main gear collapsed.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the captain to use proper directional control techniques to maintain the airplane on the runway."

Sources:
» Air Safety Week 13.12.1993 (p. 1-2)
» Air Safety Week 19.4.1993 (p. 6)
» Flight International 28.7-3.8.93 (p.14)
» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-24 through -31
» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-32
» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-33 through -34
» NTSB/AAR-94/01

Official accident investigation report

investigating agency:	National Transport Safety Bureau (NTSB) - USA
report status:	Final
report number:	NTSB/AAR-94-01
report released:	14-FEB-1994
duration of investigation:	306 days (10.2 months)
download report:	Runway Departure Following Landing American Airlines Flight 102 McDonnell Douglas DC-10, N139AA Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas April 14, 1993. (NTSB/AAR-94-01)

Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 10 Safety Recommendations

Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: FAA	A-94-024
Review the pilot training recordkeeping systems of airlines operated under FAR Parts 121 and 135 to determine the quality of information contained therein, and require the airlines to maintain appropriate information on the quality of pilot performance in training and checking programs. (Superseded by A-95-115 through A-95-119) (Closed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: FAA	A-94-025
AMEND THE ATC HANDBOOK, 7110.65, CHAPTER 3, "AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL - TERMINAL," SECTION 1, GENERAL (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: FAA	A-94-026
REVISE ATC HANDBOOK, 7110.65. CHAPTER 3, "AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL - TERMINAL," SECTION 1, GENERAL (Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: FAA	A-94-027
REQUIRE THE MANUFACTURERS OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDED CARE PRACTICES. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: FAA	A-94-029
REQUIRE ALL 14 CFR PART 139 AIRPORTS TO PERFORM RUNWAY FRICTION TESTS REGULARLY. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: FAA	A-94-030
PROVIDE FAA CERTIFICATION AND SAFETY INSPECTORS WITH THE TRAINING AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO OVERSEE AIRPORT RUNWAY FRICTION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: FAA	A-94-031
PLACE AIRPORT CERTIFICATION AND SAFETY INSPECTORS ON THE SPECIAL EMPHASIS WORKFORCE LIST. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	A-94-032
MONITOR SURFACE FRICTION ON ALL OPERATIONAL RUNWAYS ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS, INCLUDING THE BUILDUP OF RUBBER ON ALL RUNWAYS, AND PERFORM RUBBER REMOVAL OPERATIONS AS REQUIRED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR 150/5320-12B. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: American Airlines	A-94-033
REVIEW THE GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, REINFORCING, AND ASSESSING COCKPIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CRM) TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS, AS CONTAINED IN FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR 120-51A, AND ENSURE THAT THE CRM PROGRAM CONFORMS TO THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED THEREIN. (Closed - Reconsidered)
Issued: 28-FEB-1994	To: American Airlines	A-94-034
EXAMINE THE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES THAT RESULTED IN THE MISCONFIGURING OF TWO REVERSE THRUST CASCADES ON THE NO. 2 ENGINE OF N139AA. DETERMINE IF THIS IS A SINGLE INCIDENT, OR A MORE COMMON PROCEDURE OF MAINTENANCE PRACTICE ERROR AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES. (Closed - Acceptable Action)

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Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Honolulu International Airport, HI to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 6045 km (3778 miles).

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