# Accident 20050302019029A: Boeing 777224, Newark, NJ, March 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2005, 15:51 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.6986° N, 74.1700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6986&lon=-74.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78008, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-224 (registry code 1385225, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GE90-90B (registry code 30036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ge90-90b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777224
- People aboard: 214
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,010 total, 4,382 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050302019029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/02/2005 AT 1551E CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 99 AT TAKE-OFF REPORTED STRIKING THE TAIL ON RUNWAY 4L DURING ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT AIR RETURNED INTO EWR AFTER DUMPING FUEL AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 29. THE ARFF TEAM RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON OBSERVATION FROM THE GROUND, THE TAIL SKIN AREA OF THE FUSELAGE SHOWED SIGNS OF MINOR DAMAGE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE INCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT. BOEING REPLACED THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD PER BOEING REPAIR ORDER NO. 6-1171-RE-01361.

## 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 NYC05FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA054), Mar 2, 2005: Boeing 777-200 (N78008), Newark, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to follow company procedures, which resulted in a tail strike. Contributing were the gusty crosswind and tailwind conditions, and the manufacturer's failure to provide adequate…

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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