# Accident 20000614013569A: Doug DC951, Lihue, HI, June 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2000, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 21.9761° N, 159.3389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9761&lon=-159.3389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N649HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N649HA-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614013569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FIRST OFFICER DID NOT FLY THE APPROVED LANDING PROFILE,WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND A TAILSTRIKE, THAT CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE FOR THIS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT BY THE NTSB.

## 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 LAX00FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA229), Jun 15, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N649HA), Lihue, Kauai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first officer's delayed and misjudged landing flare resulting in a tail strike and hard landing. Contributing factors were his relative inexperience flying the type of airplane, and the captain's…

## Other reports on N649HA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990425020619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425020619I), Apr 25, 1999: Doug DC951 (N649HA), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Aircraft taxiing into gate struck a baggage container with the left wing tip. A driver of a tug with three LD3 containers was parked approximately 3'TO 4'…

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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