20211212020579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airbus A320-251N · Las Vegas, NV · December 12, 2021

Date
December 12, 2021 · 23:35 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Harry Reid International Airpo
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N307FR
Reported as
Airbus A320-251N
Reported engine
CFM International LEAP-1A26
People aboard
191
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,537 total1,892 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative based on the initial statement by the captain, who was the pilot flying. During the star, las approach cleared privacy data omittedto prino D21.3 at 8,000 feet for the ILS 26L, and was told to maintain 210 knots until larre. After prino flaps one was commanded and selected. At larre las approach told privacy data omitted to maintain 180 knots until relin-D7.2 (faf). Approaching shand flaps two was commanded and selected. Before 1,000 feet afe, autothrust was disengaged and autopilot disconnected. Speed was approximately 140 knots and slowing. Passing through 1,000 feet stabilized criteria was met. At 500 feet pilot flying commented wind had shifted from a south wind to a tail wind (3 knots). Crossing the threshold speed was vapp -3 knots. Approximately 1,000 feet down the runway the landing picture looked normal and flare was started. During the flare the "pitch pitch pitch" warning sounded, nose down pitch applied and the aircraft landed firm. Back stick was applied to soften the landing and the aircraft bounced. Holding back stick the aircraft settled back on the runway.

Upon clearing the runway and analyzing the situation, the pilot flying checked the vertical height of his seat and found it to be 2 inches above normal (full down) position.

During the walk around the first officer stated the aircraft impacted the runway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE BASED ON THE INITIAL STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN, WHO WAS THE PILOT FLYING. DURING THE STAR, LAS APPROACH CLEARED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TO PRINO D21.3 AT 8,000 FEET FOR THE ILS 26L, AND WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN 210 KNOTS UNTIL LARRE. AFTER PRINO FLAPS ONE WAS COMMANDED AND SELECTED. AT LARRE LAS APPROACH TOLD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO MAINTAIN 180 KNOTS UNTIL RELIN-D7.2 (FAF). APPROACHING SHAND FLAPS TWO WAS COMMANDED AND SELECTED. BEFORE 1,000 FEET AFE, AUTOTHRUST WAS DISENGAGED AND AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 140 KNOTS AND SLOWING. PASSING THROUGH 1,000 FEET STABILIZED CRITERIA WAS MET. AT 500 FEET PILOT FLYING COMMENTED WIND HAD SHIFTED FROM A SOUTH WIND TO A TAIL WIND (3 KNOTS). CROSSING THE THRESHOLD SPEED WAS VAPP -3 KNOTS. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LANDING PICTURE LOOKED NORMAL AND FLARE WAS STARTED. DURING THE FLARE THE "PITCH PITCH PITCH" WARNING SOUNDED, NOSE DOWN PITCH APPLIED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FIRM. BACK STICK WAS APPLIED TO SOFTEN THE LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. HOLDING BACK STICK THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY.

UPON CLEARING THE RUNWAY AND ANALYZING THE SITUATION, THE PILOT FLYING CHECKED THE VERTICAL HEIGHT OF HIS SEAT AND FOUND IT TO BE 2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL (FULL DOWN) POSITION.

DURING THE WALK AROUND THE FIRST OFFICER STATED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.