Accident · 1998-12-17

NTSB case CHI99LA055 · Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1998-12-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N47AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: American Eagle Airlines Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

The crew's failure to execute a missed approach and the flying pilot's (captain) failure to maintain directional control upon touchdown with a seven degree left bank and a right quartering tailwind. Factor's were the snow covered runway/landing area and the night conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI99LA055

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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