# Incident 20180705010779I: Airbus A320-214, Valparaiso, FL, July 5, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2018, 13:35 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, FL
- Airport: Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Bea
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 30.4832° N, 86.5260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EGLIN AFB/DESTIN-FT WALTON BEACH (VPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4832&lon=-86.5260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 series (registry code 13090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-5B4/3
- People aboard: 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,883 total, 678 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180705010779I

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN TO RUNWAY 19 AT DESTIN/FT WALTON AIRPORT (VPS), AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED POSSIBLE MICROBURST EMBEDDED IN RAIN SHOWER IN AND AROUND THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT.  THE CAPTAIN (VIA TELEPHONE INTERVIEW) STATED THAT LIGHT RAIN WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE AIRPORT BUT THE AIRPORT AND RUNWAY WERE FULLY CLEAR AND VFR FROM 3-5 MILES OUT DURING THE ENTIRE APPROACH.  THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT ABOUT ONE SECOND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A VERY STRONG CROSSWIND AND HEAVY RAIN ENVELOPED THE RUNWAY CREATING TEMPORARY IMC CONDITIONS FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS.  DURING THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AT THE 4000 FOOT MARK AND REENTERED THE RUNWAY ABOUT 1000 FEET LATER.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND PARKED AT THE GATE.  THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT THE WEATHER AND WINDS COMMUNICATED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WERE WELL WITHIN SAFE LANDING LIMITS.  THE CAPTAIN BELIEVES A SPONTANEOUS MICROBURST OCCURRED ONE SECOND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MOMENTARILY DEPART THE RUNWAY.  THE FIRST OFFICER (VIA TELEPHONE INTERVIEW) PROVIDED AN ALMOST IDENTICAL ACCOUNT OF EVENTS AS THE CAPTAIN.

## Other reports on N255NV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180705015849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180705015849I), Jul 5, 2018: Airbus A320-214 (N255NV), Destin, FL, Minor damage. AAY1991 departed newark liberty international airport (kewr) @ 12:35 EDT for Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (kvps). The aircraft landed runway 19. Ground…

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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