Pilots Approaching a Runway in Bad Weather Face a Key Choice ⛈ Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

June 2, 1999: Just 8 miles from Little Rock National Airport, the pilots of American Airlines flight 1420 face a key decision: how to approach the runway in bad weather-and whether to rely on the airport’s electronic instrument landing system, or to go for a visual approach.
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[@LSBPS7614]

The flight crew failed to arm the automatic spoiler system, which automatically moves the spoiler control lever, and deploys the spoilers upon landing. The pilots also failed to set the plane's automatic braking system.

[@flyingbarbarian1]

Woah so Howard became a pilot afterall.

[@modgta1813]

I love the narrator's voice

[@nizaarudeennizaarudeen1608]

American airlines 1420 dalles to little rock crashed in approaching lights in runway .Reason pilots did not apply brakes at the end they apply brakes

[@louieosumo]

Yep, they skipped some critical steps, just like those who forgot to extend their flaps, and Santa Barbaras who didn't wait for their navigation systems to synchronize

[@hw4527]

What happened at the end ????

[@moonliqht1]

did the plane crash? what happened?

[@carteramos330]

Crashed but most survived

[@nizaarudeennizaarudeen1608]

Smashed in the approaching lights capt died and first officer and passenger survived

[@jesusoscarcrespoherrera2718]

first comment boi