# Accident 20240302004899A: Airbus A321-231, March 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2024, 14:22 local time
- Airport: St. Lucia Hewanorra Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Aircraft: N991JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-231 (registry code 3940032, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- People aboard: 160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240302004899A

## Narrative

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

A NEWLY QUALIFIED FIRST OFFICER ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON AN EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLAND WITH KNOWN LLWS CONDITIONS.  AFTER A STABILIZED APPROACH AND NO REPORTED WINDSHEAR FROM ATC, HE REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE AND COMMENCED FLARE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET.  A RAPID DESCENT RATE DEVELOPED FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCE.  THE CAPTAIN INSTRUCTED A GO-AROUND AND THE FIRST OFFICER OVER-ROTATED STRIKING THE TAIL.  THE CAPTAIN TOOK THE CONTROLS FOR A SECOND LANDING WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL.  THE CREW WAS INFORMED OF THE TAILSTRIKE BY MAINTENANCE.  THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL SKIN AND FRAME DAMAGE BUT THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS NOT DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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