# Accident 20160305002309A: Boeing 767-34AF, Albuquerque, NM, March 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2016, 05:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Sunp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 35.0200° N, 106.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0200&lon=-106.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-34AF (registry code 1385212, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-34af) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-34AF
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,429 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA16CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160305002309A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TO ABQ WAS NORMAL.  WINDS AT THE TIME OF APPROACH WERE REPORTED TO BE 09019G26. APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 3.  THE PILOT DISCONNECTED THE AUTOTHROTTLES AT 154 FEET AGL.  THE AIRCRAFT SPEED DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 14 KNOTS BELOW THE REFERENCE SPEED FOR THE GROSS WEIGHT.  AT THE FLARE FOR LANDING, THE PILOT FLYING OVER-ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SKID.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN,FUSELAGE, AND AFT VENT MAST ALSO OCCURRED.

## 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 DCA16CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA113), Mar 5, 2016: Boeing 767 34AF (N305UP), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot flying's failure to maintain airspeed and correct pitch attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain appropriate thrust after disconnecting the autothrottles.…

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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