# Accident 20260209001499A: Airbus A321-271NX, San Francisco, CA, February 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2026, 14:17 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 37.6189° N, 122.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6189&lon=-122.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2188J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2188J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-271NX (registry code 3930915, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-271nx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE PW1133GA-JM (registry code 34598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-pw1133ga-jm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-271NX
- Reported engine: IAE PW1133GA-JM
- People aboard: 154
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,767 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA26LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260209001499A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AIRBUS A321-271NX, BOUNCED TWICE DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 28L AT SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO). THE FLIGHT CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED SAFELY. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PITOT TUBE AND SCRAPES ON THE FUSELAGE.  THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DCA26LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA115), Feb 9, 2026: Airbus A321-271NX (N2188J), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first officer’s excessive aft sidestick input combined with decaying airspeed during initiation of a go-around, resulting in an increase in the airplane pitch attitude and subsequent lower…

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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