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An Airbus A320 overran the runway while landing in rain, and crashed into a warehouse. All 187 people on board, and 12 people on the ground, were killed. Sriwijaya Air Flight 62: 2008 Sultan Thaha Airport, Jambi, Indonesia The Boeing 737-200 overran the runway due to a hydraulics malfunction and crashed into a house. There were no fatalities ...
Geoffrey Thomas, the editor of the aviation website 42,000 Feet, said that localizers and other necessary airport equipment were not a major cause of runway overruns, stating: "Look at Sydney Airport: they've got localizers and they've got all sorts of stuff at either end of the runway, and in some cases ... the runway is going into the ocean ...
Runway safety area; Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 — Chicago Midway International Airport overrun accident on December 8, 2005. TAM Airlines Flight 3054 — A similar runway overrun crash that occurred 7 years later where an Airbus A320 landed on a wet runway and hit a gas station, killing all 187 onboard and 12 on the ground.
Seating chart for American Airlines Flight 1420 created by the NTSB, revealing the location of passengers and lack of injury, severity of injuries, and deaths. The aircraft involved in the incident was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registration N215AA [2]), a derivative of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and part of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series of aircraft.
The "runway condition" is a runway's current status in relation to current meteorological conditions and air safety. Dry: the surface of the runway is clear of water, snow or ice. Damp: change of color on the surface due to moisture. Wet: the surface of the runway is soaked but there are no significant patches of standing water.
[citation needed] The NTSB determined that the probable cause was the pilots' failure to use available reverse thrust promptly to safely decelerate or stop after landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. This failure occurred because the pilots' first experience and lack of familiarity with the airplane's autobrake system distracted them ...
Runway overrun on landing: Site: 650 ft (200 m) from end of Runway 04R at John F. Kennedy Airport: Aircraft; Aircraft type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30: Aircraft name: Haakon Viking: Operator: Scandinavian Airlines: IATA flight No. SK901: ICAO flight No. SAS901: Call sign: SCANDINAVIAN 901: Registration: LN-RKB: Flight origin: Stockholm Arlanda ...
Runway overrun due to incorrect flap ... registered as LV-WRZ with serial number 20389 and line ... since their lack of deployment was a fundamental cause of the ...