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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A300 B4-605R · San Juan, Puerto Rico · February 16, 1993

Date
February 16, 1993 · 20:11 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34078
Reported as
Airbus A300B4605R
People aboard
267
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
652 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail strike during landing. Damage to lower fuselage in area of tail skid.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL STRIKE DURING LANDING. DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE IN AREA OF TAIL SKID.