# Accident 20260115010979A: Boeing 767-323, San Bernandino, CA, January 15, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2026, 23:13 local time
- Place: San Bernandino, CA
- Airport: San Bernardino International A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IXXA
- Location: 34.0954° N, 117.2349° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0954&lon=-117.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443AZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443AZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-323 (registry code 1385205, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80C2B6 (registry code 30103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80c2b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-323
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80C2B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,648 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA26LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260115010979A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SPOKANE WASHINGTON AIRPORT (KGEG) AT 2102 PACIFIC TIME FOR AN ARRIVAL INTO SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA AIRPORT (KSBD) AT 2313. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL TO KSBD, ON LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI INTO THE RAMP AND PARKING.

FINDINGS OF EVENTS:

CONTROL INTERFERENCE: THE CAPTAIN PHYSICALLY BLOCKED THE YOKE TO STOP THE FIRST OFFICER FROM PULLING BACK FURTHER, CREATING A RISK OF SIMULTANEOUS OR OPPOSING INPUTS.

RAPID DE-ROTATION: THE ABRUPT FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROLS CAUSED THE NOSE TO DROP FAST AND HIT THE RUNWAY WITH A HARD IMPACT.

LOSS OF CONTROL GRIP: THE SUDDEN AND FORCEFUL MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL COLUMN MADE THE FIRST OFFICER SLIP HIS HAND OFF THE CONTROLS FOR A MOMENT.

G LOADING:  DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, CORRESPONDING WITH CREW STATEMENTS, THE DFR DATA SHOWS CONTROL WHEEL PUMPNG JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THEN THE CONTROL COLUMN PITCH PARAMETER SHOWS +20 DEGREES FOLLOWED PITCH DOWN -20 DEGREES.  SAME TIME PERIOD AIRCRAFT PITCH GOES FROM APPROXIMATELY +4 TO +6 THEN FOLLOWING THE CONTROL DOWN MOVEMENT AIRCRAFT PITCH GOES TO 0 OR -1 DEGREES.  AS AIRCRAFT PITCH REACHES 0/-1 DEGREES, VERTICAL ACCELERATION GOES FROM +1.5 TO -0.01 WITH SOME OSCILLATIONS THEREAFTER.

## 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 DCA26LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA097), Jan 16, 2026: Boeing 767 (N443AZ), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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