DALLAS/FT WORTH, TX, USA
N139AA
DOUGLAS DC-10-30
AT THE TIME FLIGHT 102 LANDED AT DFW AIRPORT, IT WAS RAINING AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 17 LEFT, THE PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE AND THE CAPTAIN FAILED TO USE SUFFICIENT RUDDER CONTROL TO REGAIN THE PROPER GROUND TRACK. THE AIRPLANE EVENTUALLY DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE WIND (A CROSS WIND) WAS BLOWING AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOTS ABOVE THE STEADY WIND SPEED.
SEE NTSB BLUE COVER ACCIDENT REPORT NTSB/AAR-94-01
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD DETERMINES THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO USE PROPER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TECHNIQUES TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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