Aircraft accident report : runway overrun during landing American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999
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2001-10-23
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Abstract:This report explains the accident involving American Airlines flight 1420, a McDonnell
Douglas MD-82, which crashed after it overran the end of runway 4R during landing at Little Rock
National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. Safety issues discussed in this report focus on flight crew
performance, flight crew decision-making regarding operations in adverse weather, pilot fatigue, weather
information dissemination, emergency response, frangibility of airport structures, and Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) oversight. Safety recommendations concerning these issues are addressed to the
FAA and the National Weather Service.
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