# Accident 20010317039169A: Airbus A320212, Detroit, MI, March 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2001, 07:05 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2125° N, 83.3389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2125&lon=-83.3389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-212 (registry code 3930322, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320212
- People aboard: 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010317039169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IT APPEARS THE TRIM WAS IMPROPERLY SET.

## 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 CHI01FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA104), Mar 17, 2001: Airbus Industrie A320-200 (N357NW), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot induced oscillations and the delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the first officer used an improper trim setting and the captain did not identify and…

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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