# Accident 20050918028769A: Airbus A321231, Ft Lauderdale, FL, September 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2005, 18:12 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GTIA
- Location: 26.1201° N, 80.1293° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1201&lon=-80.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N583NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N583NK-2008-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A321-231 (registry code 3930402, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321231
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,026 total, 363 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA05MA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050918028769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005 AT 1812 EDT, SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT 171, AN AIRBUS A321-231 REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES AS N583NK, EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE UPON LANDING AT THE HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL), FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AFT FUSELAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAGUARDIA (LGA), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AT 1518 EDT. WEATHER AT TIME OF ARRIVAL IN FLL WAS VMC, WINDS 070 AT 16 KNOTS.

## 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 DCA05MA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA099), Sep 18, 2005: Airbus A321-231 (N583NK), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Following a bounced landing, the pilot in command activated his sidestick controller while the first officer was in control of the airplane, which subsequently resulted in the overcontrol of pitch…

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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