# Accident 20080814846459A: Emb EMB145LR, St Louis, MO, August 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2008, 12:52 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 38.7386° N, 90.3394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7386&lon=-90.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814HK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 670 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080814846459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N814HK, WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND AT LAMBERT-ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (STL), SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR FUSELAGE SECTION OF THE AIRFRAME WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT FINAL APPROACH ANGLE OF ATTACK AT TOUCHDOWN WAS EXCESSIVE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TAIL TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DFW08CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA215), Aug 14, 2008: Embraer EMB-145LR (N814HK), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flying pilot's excessive angle of attack during the landing flare resulting in abnormal runway contact.

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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