# Accident 20110322006169A: Airbus A300 F4-622R, Albuquerque, NM, March 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2011, 20:24 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 35.0333° N, 106.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0333&lon=-106.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A300 F4-622R (registry code 3940003, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-f4-622r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4158 (registry code 52061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300 F4-622R
- Reported engine: P & W PW4158
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 642 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA11FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110322006169A

## Narrative

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

UPS FLIGHT 797, AN AIRBUS A300 ENROUTE FROM EL PASO, TEXAS TO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO STRUCK THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 26 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ALBUQUERQUE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED 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 DCA11FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11FA035), Mar 23, 2011: Airbus F4-622R (N173UP), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to control the airplane pitch-up induced by ground spoiler deployment during the go-around.

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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