# Accident 19970206045929A: Airbus A300B4605R, St Johns, AC, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 14:40 local time
- Place: St Johns, AC
- Airport: St Johns/V C Bird Antigua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 17.1367° N, 61.7927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.1367&lon=-61.7927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41063-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
- People aboard: 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 4,671 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206045929A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM SAN JUAN TO THE ANTIGUA (ANU) AREA WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE VOR 07 APPROACH, AT ABOUT 2,500 FEET AGL, THE FLIGHT MANEUVERED TO AVOID TCAS TRAFFIC.  THE RUNWAY WAS IN SIGHT.  THE CAPTAIN WAS FLYING THE TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS.  AT 1,000 FEET, ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, THE FIRST OFFICER MADE THE COMPANY PROCEDURAL 1,000 FOOT VERBAL CALLOUT AND THE CAPTAIN BROUGHT THE POWER ABOVE IDLE.  THE CREW STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH AT 1,000 FEET AND BY 500 FEET THEY WERE 'IN THE SLOT' WITH AIRSPEED ABOUT 20 KNOTS ABOVE THE REFERENCE SPEED OF 128 KNOTS AND DECREASING.  FLIGHT RECORDER DATA INDICATED THAT DURING THE FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT FROM ABOUT AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET TO THE GROUND, THE AIRSPEED DECREASED FROM 143 KNOTS TO 135, THE PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASED FROM 1/2-DEGREE NOSE UP TO 9 DEGREES NOSE UP, THE DESCENT RATE DECREASED FROM 1,700 FEET PER MINUTE (FPM) TO 1,000 FPM, AND THE FLIGHT PATH ANGLE DECREASED FROM 5.8 DEGREES TO 2.7 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BOUNCED, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE PITCHED NOSE UP TO ABOUT 11 DEGREES.  THE TAIL OF T HE AIRPLANE SUBSEQENTLY STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO ANOMLAIES WITH THE AIRPLANES SYSTEMS OR ENGINES WERE REPORTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.  THE AIRPLANE'S AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL DESCRIBED A "STABILIZED APPROACH CONCEPT", BUT THE AIRLINE DID NOT PROVIDE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES REGARDING CREW ACTIONS, RO REQUIRE A GO-AROUND, IF AN APPROACH BECOMES UNSTABILIZED.

## 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 DCA97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97LA027), Feb 6, 1997: Airbus Industrie A-300-600R (N41063), St John Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain failed to establish and maintain a stabilized approach (or perform a go-around), and applied excessive pitch rotation during the subsequent recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a…

## Other reports on N41063 (3)

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

- [Incident 20020117000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117000559I), Jan 17, 2002: Airbus A300B4605R (N41063), New York, NY, Minor damage. (-23) The #1 engine cowl was damaged by contact with the jetbridge while the aircraft was being guided to park at gate 4, terminal 9. Investigation established…
- [Incident 19931019044859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931019044859I), Oct 19, 1993: Airbus A300B4605R (N41063), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. NR2 engine failed after takeoff. Returned. Landed safely. Found NR6 compressor disk had failed.
- [Accident 19910701027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701027639A), Jul 1, 1991: Airbus A300B4605R (N41063), Newark, NJ. Deviating around thunderstorm. Hit severe turbulence. Passengers and attendants injured. In Cirrus at FL350.

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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