# Accident 19990715009869A: Airbus A300B4605R, New York, NY, July 15, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 15, 1999, 17:01 local time - Place: New York, NY - Airport: John F Kennedy International - Damage: Substantial damage - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: AALA - Location: 40.6500° N, 73.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6500&lon=-73.7899&mi=10 - Aircraft: N80057, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80057-2009-10-21) (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 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA177) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715009869A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING AND DAMAGED THE TAIL STRUCTURE. THE NTSB HAS UPGRADED THIS INCIDENT TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. (.19) ON JULY 15, 1999, ABOUT 1720 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIRBUS A300-600ER, N80057, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 670, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JAMAICA, NEW YORK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 2 CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS, 8 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, OR 180 PASSENGERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT HAD DEPARTED FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MTPP), HAITI, ABOUT 1209. FLIGHT 670 WAS OPERATED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN UNDER 14 CFR PART 121.AMERICAN AIRLINES PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 13L AT WHICH POINT THE TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHERE THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED THROUGH THE JETWAY. POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AMERICAN AIRLINES REVEALED THAT THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED BETWEEN FRAMES 68 AND 80, AND STRINGERS 51 ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE. INTERNAL STRUCTURE ELEMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE BENT, TWISTED, AND BROKEN. SEVERAL AREA OF FUSELAGE SKIN WHICH COVERED THE AREA WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS READ OUT BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AND THE DATA FORWARDED TO THE SAFETY BOARD. ACCORDING TO THE DATA, THE AIRPLANE MADE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND THE SQUAT SWITCH TRANSITIONED FROM THE FLIGHT MODE TO THE GROUND MODE. THE AIRPLANE THEN BECAME MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE, AND WHILE AIRBORNE, THE GROUND SPOILERS ON BOTH WINGS EXTENDED. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE TAIL SKID, WITH A PITCH ATTITUDE OF 9.32 DEGREES AIRPLANE NOSE UP, AND A +2.26 "G" LOAD RECORDED ON THE VERTICAL ACCELERATION AXIS. ACCORDING TO AMERICAN AIRLINES, THE GROUND SPOILERS WILL EXTEND IF BOTH THROTTLES ARE AT THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITION, AND EITHER MAIN LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH TRANSITIONS TO THE GROUND MODE. UPON BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE SPOILERS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT WITHOUT THROTTLES BEING ADVANCED. THE CAPTAIN WAS RECEIVING HIS INTIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE AND WAS REPORTED TO HAVE IN EXCESS OF 3,000 FLIGHT HOURS AS A FIRST OFFICER IN THE A300. THE CHECK AIRMAN IN THE RIGHT SEAT WHO WAS CONDUCTING THE INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE IN EXCESS OF 4,000 FLIGHT HOURS IN THE A300. (-23)AT 1701L 07/15/1999 AAL FLT 670 PAP/JFK INCURRED A TAIL STRIKE AT JFK. THERE WAS NO REPORT TO OR FROM THE COMM CENTER. THE FLT CREW REPORTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A "FIRM" LANDING AND FOR MAINTENANCE TO INSPECT THE AFT FUSELAGE FOR A POSSIBLE TAIL STRIKE. ## 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 NYC99LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA177), Jul 15, 1999: Airbus Industrie A-300-600ER (N80057), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper use of the flight controls by the captain trainee, and inadequate supervision by the check airman. ## Other reports on N80057 (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19980709037259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709037259I), Jul 9, 1998: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-5)After takeoff from sju on runway 08, PIC perceived a loud thump/bang at an altitude of 4,000 feet, about 5 seconds later got a fire warning on the left… - [Incident 19890629043269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629043269I), Jun 29, 1989: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), Manzanillo, CU. Encountered turbulence while waiting for approval to deviate from assigned R0UTE to avoid weather. Cuban airspace. - [Incident 19890126009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890126009089I), Jan 26, 1989: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Right pack valve and NR2 bleed valve warning. NR2 throttle froze on reverse. Pressure regulator valve popped loose. - [Incident 19881127056539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127056539I), Nov 27, 1988: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Fire warning. Engine shut down. Returned. No fire. Evacuated. Loose hose let hot air enter engine compartment. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.