# Accident 19930504012309A: Aerosp ATR42300, Muskegon, MI, May 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1993, 22:15 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 43.2403° N, 86.2496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2403&lon=-86.2496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,145 total, 1,775 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930504012309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI93LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA160), May 5, 1993: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N254AT), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGING THE FLARE.

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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