Incident · 2004-11-21

NTSB case DEN05IA027 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2004-11-21
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N234AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): American Airlines, Incorporated

Probable cause

the first officer's failure to maintain proper glide slope during the landing approach, and the captain's failure to adequately monitor the approach and landing, and his failure to challenge and/or intervene when the first officer continued to descend below the glide slope. Factors contributing to the incident were the first officer's lack of recent experience in flying a complete ILS approach in actual instrument conditions, the low ceilings and fog.

Source: NTSB case DEN05IA027

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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