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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airbus A321-231 · Charlotte, NC · August 15, 2015

Date
August 15, 2015 · 18:37 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte/Douglas International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N564UW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA15LA173
Reported as
Airbus A321-231
Reported engine
IAE V2533-A5
People aboard
159
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,621 total10,300 in this make and model219 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.

During landing flare, the aircraft encountered a windshear. The aircraft descended below glide path and impacted approach and runway lights short of the runway threshold.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH AND IMPACTED APPROACH AND RUNWAY LIGHTS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

NTSB investigation

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