Boeing 727-223 N846AA

Summary

On 23 November 1982 at about 03:31 local time, a Boeing 727-223 registered N846AA, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. 23 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 November 1982 at 03:31

Classification

Incident

Location

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Adams (LIT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 727-223

Registration

N846AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Memphis → Little Rock

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW83IA044

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

THE AIRCREW REPORTED THAT THEY BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 744 FT AGL WHILE ON AN ILS APPROACH AND THAT THE CEILING WAS RAGGED. AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL, THE CAPTAIN TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THR RIGHT SEAT AND MADE A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE RAIN BECAME EXTREMELY HEAVY TO THE POINT THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE DIFFUSED, BUT STILL SOMEWHAT VISIBLE. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FIRST OFFICER THAT THE PLANE WAS DRIFTING LEFT, BUT THE FIRST OFFICER DID NOT DETECT THE DRIFT. THE CAPTAIN TOOK CONTROL, BUT NOT IN TIME TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DRIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY. THREE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE KNOCKED OUT AND THE PLANE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE BEFORE IT WAS STEERED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THAT THE TIRES HAD HYDROPLANNED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.