Incident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 N566AA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174116
 
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Date:Monday 23 February 2015
Time:c. 20:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N566AA
MSN: 49348/1374
Year of manufacture:1987
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT/KSAT)
Destination airport:Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operated by American Airlines got stuck in the grass at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) when the nose gear slid off the taxiway.
Flight AA296 had landed after a flight from San Antonio and was taxiing to the gate when the nose gear slid off the pavement at the Kilo-Zulu intersection.

Weather about the time of the incident (20:00 LT / 02:00 Z, Feb 24):
KDFW 240237Z 36010KT 10SM OVC010 M03/M06 A3044 RMK AO2 T10331056
KDFW 240224Z 35011KT 10SM OVC009 M03/M05 A3044 RMK AO2 T10331050
KDFW 240153Z 02010KT 10SM OVC010 M03/M05 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP313 T10331050
KDFW 240145Z 01010KT 10SM OVC010 M03/M05 A3044 RMK AO2 T10331050

Sources:

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268805/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=9GfgTuKr

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 November 1995 N566AA American Airlines 0 East Granby, CT sub

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2015 13:22 harro Added
25-Feb-2015 13:27 harro Updated [Embed code, Narrative]

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