# Incident 19900116000739I: Boeing 757222, New York, NY, January 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1990, 15:03 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.7707° N, 73.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7707&lon=-73.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505UA-2022-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- People aboard: 176
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,594 total, 3,725 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900116000739I

## Narrative

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

USING WRONG CHART FIGURES FOR LIGHTER 767 OVEROTATED AT V2 AND DRAGGED TAIL ON RUNWAY.DAMAGED AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD

## 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 DEN90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA046), Jan 16, 1990: Boeing 757-222 (N505UA), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: OVERROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FIRST OFFICER'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT MANUAL, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS IMPROPER CALCULATIONS OF THE ROTATION…

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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