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NTSB Identification: DFW07IA077
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier (D.B.A. American Eagle)
Incident occurred Saturday, February 24, 2007 in Dallas, TX
Aircraft: Embraer EMB-145LR, registration: N648AE
Injuries: 26 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On February 24, 2007, about 1255 central standard time, a twin-fan jet Embraer EMB-145LR airplane, N648AE, operated by American Eagle as Flight 3400, sustained minor damaged when it departed the right side of runway 31R during the landing roll at the Dallas Love Field (DAL), near Dallas, Texas. There were no reported injuries to the 3 crewmembers and the 23 passengers. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the scheduled revenue domestic flight that departed from San Antonio International Airport (SAT), near San Antonio, Texas at 1216 CST. Flight 3400 was conducted under an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121.
An initial statement by the 4,274-hour airline transport pilot (ATP), reported that after the aircraft touched down on the 7,752-foot long, by 150-foot wide runway, and lowered the nose "the aircraft started to move to the right." The captain stated that he was unable to regain directional control of the aircraft and the aircraft departed the right side of the runway. The aircraft came to rest in a grassy area between taxiways Alpha 2 and Alpha 3, and passengers were deplaned.
An inspection of the aircraft revealed two dents to the underside of the fuselage and minor damage to each of the nose landing gear doors.
A review of the Operator's aircraft operations manual reveals that the maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Embraer 145 is 30 knots.
At 1253, the automated weather observing system at DAL, reported the wind from 250 degrees at 26 knots, gusting to 36 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, temperature 69 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 14 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.55 inches of Mercury.