Douglas DC-10 crash, Apr 14, 1993, Dallas-Fort Worth
Douglas DC-10 accident on April 14, 1993 near Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain's failure to use proper...
- Date: April 14, 1993
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain's failure to use proper directional control technique to keep the aircraft on the runway during the landing roll.
AA102 landed at DFW in heavy rain and thunderstorms with a gusting crosswind. The aircraft began to weathervane after touchdown, and the captain did not apply enough rudder to keep it on the runway, so it left the right side. All 202 occupants were evacuated, with 40 injured, two of them seriously.