# Incident 19890523034669I: Boeing 72731, Guantanamo Bay, CU, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 11:16 local time
- Place: Guantanamo Bay, CU
- Airport: Guantanamo Nas Leeward Ptfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GATA
- Aircraft: N97891 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523034669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89IA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA153), May 23, 1989: Boeing 727-100 (N97891), Guantanamo, PR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR A CROSSWIND CONDITION, AND FAILURE TO UTILIZE THE PROPER CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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