# Accident 20150815023879A: Airbus A321-231, Charlotte, NC, August 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2015, 18:37 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.2136° N, 80.9492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2136&lon=-80.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N564UW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- People aboard: 159
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,621 total, 10,300 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA15LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150815023879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DCA15LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15LA173), Aug 15, 2015: Airbus A321 (N564UW), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: an encounter with a small microburst on short final at low altitude that resulted in a loss of lift and a tail strike during the go-around. Contributing to the accident was the captain's decision to…

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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