19891221065369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 757223 · Santa Ana, CA · December 21, 1989

Date: December 21, 1989 · 22:34 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N611AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX90LA055
Reported as: Boeing 757223
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce RB211535C37
People aboard: 111
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,674 in this make and model

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What happened

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Struck tail on runway on landing due to abnormal pitch atitude on flare.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TAIL ON RUNWAY ON LANDING DUE TO ABNORMAL PITCH ATITUDE ON FLARE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX90LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Ana, CAThe copilot's overrotation of the aircraft during the flare which allowed the tail to collide with the runway. The failure of the captain to take appropriate corrective action was a factor in the accident.Dec 22, 1989 · Substantial damage