19930504012309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp ATR42300 · Muskegon, MI · May 4, 1993

Date
May 4, 1993 · 22:15 local
Place
Muskegon, MI
Airport
Muskegon County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N254AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA160
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW120
People aboard
44
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,145 total1,775 in this make and model184 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Captain thought landing normal, was informed by ground personnel that tail struck runway on touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

CAPTAIN THOUGHT LANDING NORMAL, WAS INFORMED BY GROUND PERSONNEL THAT TAIL STRUCK RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.