ABSTRACT
On April 14, 1993 at 0659 central daylight time, American Airlines flight 102, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 arriving in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas after a nonstop overnight flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, departed the paved surface of runway 17L while decelerating through 95 knots during its landing roll. The airplane crossed a taxiway and came to rest in soft soil, about 250 feet to the right of the runway. The airplane was substantially damaged and later declared a total loss. Of the 203 crewmembers and passengers aboard, two passengers received serious injuries and 38 passengers and crewmembers received minor injuries. The accident occurred in darkness (1 minute before official sunrise).
