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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Little Rock, AR · August 27, 1996

Date: August 27, 1996 · 20:38 local
Place: Little Rock, AR
Airport: Adams Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: UR074
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,100 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: flight crew made a missed approach at lit. Their aircraft was aligned with 4L although they were on an ILS 4R. Pilots stated they were doing "s" turns to lose altitude and ended up on left side. Am airlines chief pilot, capt. minor, counseled crew on occurrence. Verified by dfw FSDO office. American airlines will have the flight crew retrain via simulator on instrument approaches. This involved an operational procedure for American airlines flight crews. No action is needed from FAA.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT CREW MADE A MISSED APPROACH AT LIT. THEIR AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED WITH 4L ALTHOUGH THEY WERE ON AN ILS 4R. PILOTS STATED THEY WERE DOING "S" TURNS TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND ENDED UP ON LEFT SIDE. AM AIRLINES CHIEF PILOT, CAPT. MINOR, COUNSELED CREW ON OCCURRENCE. VERIFIED BY DFW FSDO OFFICE. AMERICAN AIRLINES WILL HAVE THE FLIGHT CREW RETRAIN VIA SIMULATOR ON INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. THIS INVOLVED AN OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT CREWS. NO ACTION IS NEEDED FROM FAA.