# Accident 19891221065369A: Boeing 757223, Santa Ana, CA, December 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1989, 22:34 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211535C37
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,674 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891221065369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA055), Dec 22, 1989: Boeing 757-223 (N611AM), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE 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…

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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