# NTSB investigations: IAE V2533-A5: Tailstrike

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA23LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA278.md): Airbus A321-231 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2023 · N921US · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s failure to maintain the appropriate airspeed and pitch attitude during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA17WA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA209.md): Airbus A321 231 · Christ Church, Barbados · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 15, 2017 · N137AA · Substantial damage
  > The Barbados Civil Aviation Department has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A321 231 airplane that occurred on September 15, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Barbados's investigation…
- [NTSB DCA13FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13FA071.md): Airbus 321 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2013 · N560UW · Substantial damage
  > the captain's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a tailstrike.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('34611')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '091'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/cases?engine=34611

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