# NTSB Accident IAD97FA052
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82** · 1997-03-06 · CLEVELAND, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA052
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07558
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-06
- **Location:** CLEVELAND, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.430133, -81.82048
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 106
- **Total aboard:** 109
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-82
- **Registration:** N275AA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot in command did not maintain control while utilizing the full auto-land system.  Factors to this accident were a contaminated runway, a crosswind, and inadequate guidance provided in the aircraft manual.

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