# Incident 19900810052699I: Airbus A320231, Chicago, IL, August 10, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1990, 14:09 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306US-2006-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320231
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA90IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90IA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900810052699I

## Narrative

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

AFT LOWER FUSELAGE CONTACTED RUNWAY ON LANDING. NO REASON FOR INCIDENT APPARENT.

## 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 DCA90IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90IA048), Aug 10, 1990: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (N306US), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT(S) ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE TO AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, EITHER DURING A TAKEOFF OR LANDING.

## Other reports on N306US (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990704041629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704041629I), Jul 4, 1999: Airbus A320211 (N306US), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Due to fuel service international inc.'s fueling at Memphis International Airport, nwaa A320, aircraft #N306US, at 0754 CDT had minor structural damage…
- [Incident 19961003038219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961003038219I), Oct 3, 1996: Airbus A320211 (N306US), New York, NY. Narrative: during take-off roll #1 engine experienced a contained failure. Root cause of investigation in progress.

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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