# Accident 20130307006499A: Boeing 757-232, Atl, GA, March 7, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 7, 2013, 19:21 local time - Place: Atl, GA - Airport: Hartsfield Jackson Int'L - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: DALA - Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4278° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4278&mi=10 - Aircraft: N698DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N698DL) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING 757-232 - Reported engine: P & W PW2037 - People aboard: 191 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 14,013 total, 547 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA13CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA065) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130307006499A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DAL 1693 WAS LANDING RWY 28 ATL AND HAD A MAJOR TAIL STRIKE THAT CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE AN EIGHT (8) FOOT TAIL SCRAPE WITH INTERNAL DAMAGE BELOW THE AC SKIN. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, THE CAPTAIN WAS THE PILOT FLYING. · THE FIRST OFFICER CONDUCTED THE EXTERIOR PREFLIGHT NOTING NO DISCREPANCIES IN SNA. · THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE TAKEOFF FROM SNA WAS UNEVENTFUL. · THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A VISUAL APPROACH IN ATL TO RUNWAY 28 WITH AN ILS BACKUP. · THE APPROACH WAS FLOWN USING A VREF SPEED OF 129 KNOTS AND 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS. · UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AUTO SPEEDBRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE FIRST OFFICER MANUALLY DEPLOYED THE SPEEDBRAKES. · SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FLOAT FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN. · THE FLIGHT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. · WHILE PREPARING THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE NEXT FLIGHT THE FLIGHT CREW WAS INFORMED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL OF DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. METARS · METAR KATL 080152Z 34006KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00831017= · METAR KATL 080252Z 33007KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00671017 50005= INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS · PER THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION TITLE 14, PART 830.1, THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND IS PENDING CLASSIFICATION. · THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN PLACED ON QUARANTINE. · THE DFDR/CVR WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WILL BE PLACED ON QUARANTINE. · THIS EVENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A POTENTIAL FLIGHT SAFETY INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. CMO-27 AIRWORTHNESS INSPECTOR JEFF MICHAEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANAGAR AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. DOUG PALMER, CMO-27 B-757 APM ATTENDED THE DALA FLIGHT SAFETY CREW DEBRIEF ON THIS ACCIDENT. THIS EVENT WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE DALA PILOT ASAP AND THE ERC RULED THAT THE PILOTS WOULD RECEIVE ONE SIMULATOR PERIOD OF TRAINING AND ONE EACH LEG OF SUPERVISED FLYING. MAY 08, 2013 N698DL HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER HAVE COMPLETED THE DALA ERC REQUIRED TRAINING AND RETURNED TO LINE FLYING. THE DAL CMO-27 APM AND THE DAL ERC HAVE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT DALA FLIGHT OPERATIONS SHOULD REVIEW GUIDANCE RELATED TO MANUAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE SPEED-BRAKES AFTER LANDING IF THEY DO NOT DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY AND REVISE GUIDANCE AS NEEDED. MAY 08, 2013 THE FOLLOWING EFCB WAS POSTED FOR THE 757/767-300 FLEET. SUBJECT: MANUAL SPEEDBRAKE DEPLOYMENT SOURCE: 757/767-300 FLEET TEAM EFFECTIVE DATE: 08MAY13 EXPIRATION DATE: 30JUN13 PRIORITY BULLETIN: N BULLETIN TEXT: BULLETIN-ID: MA-76713-0006 RECENT TAIL STRIKES HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR BETTER PILOT AWARENESS OF MANUAL SPEEDBRAKE DEPLOYMENT ON LANDING. THE 757/767 MDM STATES THE FOLLOWING FOR AUTO SPEEDBRAKE INOPERATIVE: . CAUTION:DEPLOYING SPEEDBRAKES MANUALLY BEFORE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHDOWN MAY CAUSE PRONOUNCED NOSE PITCH UP. . IN ADDITION, THE 757 QRH AUTO SPEEDBRAKE INOP PROCEDURE STATES: NOTE:NOSE WHEEL MUST BE ON THE GROUND PRIOR TO DEPLOYING SPEEDBRAKES MANUALLY. . BE FAMILIAR WITH THE GUIDANCE IN THE MDM/QRH. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT MANUALLY DEPLOYING THE SPEEDBRAKES WILL CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT PITCH UP MOMENT NOT EXPERIENCED WHEN SPEEDBRAKES ARE AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED. ***CONTINUED*** . THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM DELAYS DEPLOYMENT OF SOME OF THE SPOILER PANELS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE IF SPEEDBRAKES ARE DEPLOYED MANUALLY. ALL PANELS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOY CAUSING AN ADDITIONAL PITCH UP MOMENT. . FINALLY, THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE APPLIED TO ANY SITUATION WHERE THE SPOILERS DO NOT DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY ON LANDING. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. ## 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 DCA13CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA065), Mar 8, 2013: Boeing 757-232 (N698DL), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain correct airspeed and pitch attitude at touchdown. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.