# Accident 20230322006649A: Airbus A320-232, Houston, TX, March 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2023, 17:27 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: George Bush Intercontinental/H
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.9778° N, 95.3057° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9778&lon=-95.3057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1902U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1902U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-232 (registry code 3940004, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2527-A5 (registry code 34604, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-232
- Reported engine: IAE V2527-A5
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,295 total, 6,023 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230322006649A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FIRST OFFICER / CO-PILOT HAD LIMITED EXPERENCE AND WAS LIMITED TO 15 KIAS DIRECT CROSS WIND LANDING. WINDS WERE GUSTING AT THE TIME OF LANDING 20 24 KIAS PEAK GUST.

## 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 DCA23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA221), Mar 22, 2023: Airbus A320-232 (N1902U), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first officer's failure to maintain the correct airspeed and pitch attitude during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.

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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