19890523034669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 72731 · Guantanamo Bay, CU · May 23, 1989

Date
May 23, 1989 · 11:16 local
Place
Guantanamo Bay, CU
Airport
Guantanamo Nas Leeward Ptfield
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GATA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N97891
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89IA153
Reported as
Boeing 72731
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tight turn to avoid cuban territory resulted in hard landing. Bounced and wing tip hit runway.

As the FAA filed it

TIGHT TURN TO AVOID CUBAN TERRITORY RESULTED IN HARD LANDING. BOUNCED AND WING TIP HIT RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.