The crash landing of an MD-82 at Little Rock, Ark.

According to the Dallas Morning News, the crash landing of an MD-82 at Little Rock, Ark., in June was preceded by an American Airlines dispatcher suggesting to the pilots that they expedite their arrival to avoid approaching thunderstorms. The airplane slid off the wet runway after landing, killing...

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