# Accident 19980814045949A: Boeing 737400, Juneau, AK, August 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1998, 15:40 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 58.5799° N, 134.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5799&lon=-134.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799AS-2019-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-490 (registry code 138449M, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737400
- Reported engine: CFMINT CFM563C1
- People aboard: 145
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,762 total, 2,607 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980814045949A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE CAPTAIN/CHECK AIRMAN REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST OFFICER'S SECOND INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE (IOE) TRAINING FLIGHT AFTER BEING HIRED BY THE AIRLINE. HE STATED THAT THE FIRST OFFICER WAS MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, AND ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE 'SKIPPED' AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN HE NOTED THAT THE THROTTLES WERE NOT IN THE FULLY RETARDED POSITION. THE CAPTAIN SAID THAT AT THIS POINT, HE CLOSED THE THROTTLES AND INSTRUCTED THE FIRST OFFICER TO MAINTAIN ATTITUDE AS THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN APPROACHED.  HE SAID THAT THE AUTO SPOILERS THEN DEPLOYED, AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.  THE CAPTAIN CHARACTERIZED THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN AS 'FIRM', BUT WELL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.  AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE, AND ALL OF THE 140 PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED THE AIRPLANE UNEVENTFULLY.  A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY GROUND PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A 1 FOOT BY 4 FEET SCRAPE LOCATED ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE, BETWEEN STATION 887 AND 941.                                         (-23) LANDING TOUCHDOWN DECK ANGLE TOO HIGH CAUSING TAIL STRIKE. AIRCRAFT B ELLY SCRAPED BETWEEN MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL SKID. SCRAPE MEASURED 12" X 80". PRESSURE VESSEL WAS NOT COMPROMISED; SKIN DAMAGE WHEN CONTACTING RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 ANC98LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA122), Aug 14, 1998: Boeing 737-400 (N799AS), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N799AS (1)

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

- [Incident 19980929032309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980929032309I), Sep 29, 1998: N799AS, Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Alaska flight #588 sfo-psp on landing aircraft blew #4 tire, resulting in gear door (right) damage. Changed #4 and #3 tire. Ferried aircraft to oakland to…

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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