# Accident 20020828023639A: Airbus A320231, Phoenix, AZ, August 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2002, 18:43 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 33.4403° N, 112.0022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4403&lon=-112.0022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N635AW-2003-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-231 (registry code 3930325, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320231
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020828023639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2002, AT 1843 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AIRBUS A-320, N635AW, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AMERICA WEST AIRLINES INC., AS FLIGHT 794 FOR THE 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED AIRLINE SERVICE FROM THE GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT/HOUSTON AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS, TO PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING AT PHX. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 8. EIGHT PASSENGERS AND THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THE EVACUATION.

## 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 LAX02FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA266), Aug 29, 2002: Airbus Industrie A320-231 (N635AW), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain directional control and his inadvertent application of asymmetrical engine thrust while attempting to move the #1 thrust lever out of reverse. A factor in the…

## Other reports on N635AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19940315000569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940315000569I), Mar 15, 1994: Airbus A320231 (N635AW), Albuquerque, NM. Narrative: on March 15, 1994, at 12:07 pm, an Airbus A320/231 owned by america west airlines, phoenix, Arizona had an incident. VFR flight conditions…

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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