- Date
- November 22, 1982, 21:31 local (Nov 23, 1982, 03:31 UTC)
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 23 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N846AABoeing 727-223
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71446
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Analysis
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.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N846AA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-223
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20987
- Engine
- P & W JT8D-9, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- American Airlines
- Departed
- Memphis, TN
- Destination
- Little Rock, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LIT · Adams, runway 22, 7,012 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 147 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT