Douglas DC-10-30 N139AA

Summary

On 14 April 1993 at about 12:00 local time, a Douglas DC-10-30 registered N139AA, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States. 202 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 38 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 1993 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas/Ft.worth Intl (DFW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-10-30

Registration

N139AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA93MA040

2 people were seriously injured.

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD DETERMINES THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO USE PROPER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TECHNIQUES TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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AT THE TIME FLIGHT 102 LANDED AT DFW AIRPORT, IT WAS RAINING AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 17 LEFT, THE PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE AND THE CAPTAIN FAILED TO USE SUFFICIENT RUDDER CONTROL TO REGAIN THE PROPER GROUND TRACK. THE AIRPLANE EVENTUALLY DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE WIND (A CROSS WIND) WAS BLOWING AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOTS ABOVE THE STEADY WIND SPEED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.