# Accident 20001223029409A: Doug DC1010, December 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2000, 23:52 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Aircraft: N132AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA01WA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01WA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001223029409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)HA132 WITH 136 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 15 SKIDDED OFF RWY 04 AT TAHITI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NTAA) WHILE LANDING DURING HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH AND BROKE OUT AT 450-500 FT MSL ON FINAL WITH A GPWS WARNING OF BEING TOO LOW. THE CAPTAIN MADE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO RETURN TO THE GLIDE PATH PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. JUST AFTER TOWCHDOWN AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 140 KTS WITH REVERSE ON ALL THREE ENGINES AT 80% N1, THE SPOILERS DID NOT DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY, REQUIRING THE FLIGHT ENGINEER (FE) AMNUALLY DEPLOY THEM. THE A/C BEGAN SLIDING TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO HYDROPLANING AND THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) CALLED OUT "CENTERLINE". THE CAPTAIN REDUCED REVERSE POWER AND USED RUDDERS TO RETURN TO THE CENTERLINE. ONCE ON CENTERLINE, THE CAPTAIN INCREASE REVERSE POWER TO 100% N1 UNTIL GOING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. THE A/C CAME TO STOP WITH ITS NOSE GEAR IN THE WATER. EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE 2R DOOR WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA01WA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01WA009), Dec 24, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N132AA), FAAA Tahiti, French Polynesia, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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