# Accident 20190410012269A: Airbus Industrie A321-231, New York, NY, April 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2019, 21:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.6414° N, 73.7781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6414&lon=-73.7781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114NN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114NN-2021-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A321-231 (registry code 3930402, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- People aboard: 109
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,563 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA19LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190410012269A

## Narrative

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

AMERICAN AIRLINES 300 DEPARTED JFK RUNWAY 31L ENROUTE TO LAX. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO JFK WHERE THE PILOTS REPORTED A FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN AN UNCOMMANDED STEEP ROLL TO THE LEFT ON ROTATION. THE RESULTING ROLL CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGLET, WING, AILERON, LEADING EDGE SLAT, AND TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 5,000' REMAINING MARKER AND A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. ANALYSIS OF RECORDED DATA AND RECONSTRUCTED ANIMATION DOES NOT INDICATE ANY UNCOMMANDED FLIGHT CONTROL MOVEMENTS. THE RECORDED DATA SUGGESTS THE STEEP ROLL ON ROTATION TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY INCORRECT FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS BY THE PILOT FLYING DURING TAKEOFF WITH A SUSTAINED CROSSWIND.

## 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 DCA19LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19LA134), Apr 11, 2019: Airbus A321 (N114NN), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain’s excessive left rudder pedal input during the takeoff ground roll, which caused a large heading deviation and a left roll upon rotation that resulted in the left wingtip striking the…

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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