ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182031
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 March 1997 |
| Time: | 22:07 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines, Inc. |
| Registration: | N275AA |
| MSN: | 49272 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 37922 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Dal/fort Worth, TX |
| (KCLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DC-9 was number 2 for the ILS approach behind a commuter airplane, and was placed in holding while chemicals were applied to the runway due to snow and slush. The DC-9 captain requested a braking action report, which the tower controller relayed to the commuter airplane that had not yet landed. A braking action report was not received prior to the DC-9 landing. The captain elected to continue the approach with full auto-land selected to a contaminated runway, without a braking action report and a crosswind component of 13 knots. On the runway, the auto-pilot responded and attempted to return the airplane to the centerline of the runway. After 18 seconds and with the airplane's nose drifting left, the captain disengaged the auto-pilot, and applied full right rudder and brake to stop the left drift. The DC-9 departed the left side of the paved runway approximately 5,500 feet down the 8,998 foot runway, and facing 80 degrees left of the runway heading. A review of the manual revealed that the operator's flight manual contain no guidance or limitations for pilots regarding the use of full auto land and roll-out on contaminated runways
Probable Cause: The pilot in command did not maintain control while utilizing the full auto-land system. Factors to this accident were a contaminated runway, a crosswind, and inadequate guidance provided in the aircraft manual.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97FA052
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2015 08:07 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 23-Feb-2017 15:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Apr-2024 16:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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