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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 4. PDF page 18.

010º at 15 knots. The flight crew then requested runway 4R so that there would be a headwind, rather than a tailwind, during landing. At 2340:20, the controller instructed the flight crew to fly a heading of 250º for vectors
Open official document at PDF page 18Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999

American Airlines 1420

Printed page 68. PDF page 82.

contents of the performance manual are discussed. The manual contains a chart depicting the headwind, tailwind, and crosswind components in relation to wind speed and the angle between the wind and the runway direction.
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 79. PDF page 93.

April 4, 1997), indicates that “the latest surface wind for use for crosswind and/or headwind and tailwind limitations will be that in the latest weather observation unless a more recent oral report is available from an operating control tower.” Section
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 115. PDF page 129.

landing, so runway 4R was a more appropriate choice because of the expectation of a headwind. (NWS radar data indicated that the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms was over the airport at this time with the heaviest activity
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 194. PDF page 208.

twenty yes sir. we can do runway four if * you'd prefer that. 1140:05 CAM-1 it'd be a headwind.
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 195. PDF page 209.

yeah. 1140:06 CAM-2 I think we're gonna need.… 1140:08 RDO-2 …we would rather do the headwinds sir. 1140:09 APR I'm sorry, say again American fourteen twenty. 1140:12 RDO-2 yeah, we're gonna want the headwind of course…. runway four. 195 1140:19
Open official document at PDF page 209Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999