# Incident 20010605022959I: Boeing 757212, Atlanta, GA, June 5, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2001, 08:05 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.6406° N, 84.4602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6406&lon=-84.4602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750AT-2017-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-212 (registry code 1384951, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757212
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,238 total, 1,681 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01IA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010605022959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE LANDING FLARE, THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED BY THE NTSB AS AN ACCIDENT THEN DOWNGRADED TO IN INCIDENT. FLIGHT CREW WAS RETRAINED AND RECHECKED ON 06/28/01. ALL FOLLOWUP AND CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

## 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 ATL01IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01IA064), Jun 5, 2001: Boeing 757 (N750AT), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper landing flare that resulted in the tail section collision with the runway.

## Other reports on N750AT (2)

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

- [Incident 19920102007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920102007279I), Jan 2, 1992: Boeing 757212 (N750AT), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Had a bird strike on right engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19900706035629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706035629I), Jul 6, 1990: Boeing 757212 (N750AT), Las Vegas, NV. Hydraulic system problems. Landed safe. Found failed high pressure line at left main gear down lock actuator.

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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