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we can maintain visual.” At 2344:30, the first officer informed the controller that visual contact with the airport had been lost because of a cloud between the airplane and the airport. The controller then cleared the airplane to fly aOpen official document at PDF page 18Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999
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(that is, its orientation, proximity, and altitude) relative to the airport likely made visual contact with the airport environment difficult for the captain. At 2344:19, the captain stated, “see we're losing it. I don't think we can maintain visual.” TheOpen official document at PDF page 132Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999
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also stated that, after being vectored to the runway 4R ILS approach course, he had visual contact with the runway throughout the rest of the approach. At 2346:52, the controller advised the flight crew that heavy rain was falling atOpen official document at PDF page 133Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999
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However, the Safety Board concludes that, because the first officer was able to maintain visual contact with the runway as the airplane was vectored for the final approach course, both flight crewmembers might still have believed that flight 1420 couldOpen official document at PDF page 134Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999
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Board was not able to determine whether the captain's comment referred to his loss of visual contact with the runway or with its environment. Figure 26 shows a map of the weather conditions at 2350:02 and flight 1420's location. FigureOpen official document at PDF page 139Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999
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referred to the runway or to its environment and the altitude at which the captain regained visual contact. Further, the Board could not determine what altitude would have been displayed on the altimeters as the airplane descended below the decisionOpen official document at PDF page 140Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999