# Accident 19930223004609A: Boeing 757232, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1993, 11:58 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 26.0896° N, 80.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0896&lon=-80.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- Reported engine: PWA PW2037
- People aboard: 191
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930223004609A

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. DIVERTED. LANDED HARD NOSEWHEEL FIRST. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR MOUNT AND KEEL.

## 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 MIA93FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA073), Feb 23, 1993: Boeing 757-232 (N678DL), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL DURING THE LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N678DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20040301005549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040301005549I), Mar 1, 2004: Boeing 757232 (N678DL), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at sfo, flight 251 was cleared to taxiway a and to hold at g due to an america west pushback. After the pushback, flt 251 proceeded to…
- [Incident 19971102036539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102036539I), Nov 2, 1997: Boeing 757* (N678DL), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Struck birds on climbout. Damaged left engine. Returned.

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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