McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N101AA

Summary

On 3 January 1986 at about 04:21 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N101AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 236 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 January 1986 at 04:21

Classification

Incident

Location

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Detroit Metropolitan (DTW)

Coordinates

42.2204, -83.3501

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

Registration

N101AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

American Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI86MA056

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

N101AA WAS OPERATING AS AMERICAN FLT 192. FLT 192 WAS ORIGINALLY CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 21R; HOWEVER, A PRECEEDING ACFT HAD A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM, SO FLT 192 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 21C, INSTEAD. THE COPLT, WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT, MADE A SIDE-STEP MANEUVER TO LAND ON RWY 21C. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE 8500 FT RWY. THE FLT CREW RPRTD THAT 'EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL DURING THE ROLLOUT UNTIL BELOW 80 KNOTS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW.' THE CREWMEMBERS WERE UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY DESPITE THE USE OF BRAKES & REVERSE THRUST. INFO OBTAINED DURING THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE ACFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN WITH AN ESTIMATED 5037 FT OF RWY REMAINING. ACCORDING TO THE PERFORMANCE HANDBOOK, THE STOPPING DISTANCE ON AN ICY RWY WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 5100 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.