20140729014389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 757-222 · San Diego, CA · July 29, 2014

Date
July 29, 2014 · 22:40 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
San Diego International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N553UA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA14LA137
Reported as
Boeing 757-222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2040
People aboard
137
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,523 total4,704 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Immediately after touchdown the airplane nose pitched up abruptly causing the tail to strike the runway.

As the FAA filed it

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE NOSE PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE TAIL TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.