Racing The Storm

On 01 June 1999 American Airlines Flight 1420 from Dallas Fort Worth to Little Rock Arkansas crashed after it overran its landing. The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82). The crash resulted in the aircraft captain and ten passengers losing their lives, the first officer, flight attendants and 105 passengers receiving serious injuries and 24 passengers escaping without injury. The NTSB report stated the following as probable causes for the accident:

The flight crew's failure to discontinue the approach when severe thunderstorms and their associated hazards to flight operations had moved into the airport area and the crew's failure to ensure that the spoilers had extended after touchdown. (NTSB Identification Number: DCA99MA060)

Also contributing to the accident were the flight crew's

impaired performance resulting from fatigue and the situational stress associated with the intent to land under the circumstances,
continuation of the approach to a landing when the company's maximum crosswind component was exceeded,
use of reverse thrust greater than 1.3 engine pressure ratio after landing.