# NTSB investigations: 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA27LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA017.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Kinnelon, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 20, 2026 · N744CJ
- [NTSB DCA26LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA282.md): Airbus A321-211 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2026 · N382DN · Substantial damage
  > The first officer’s excessive aft sidestick input following a bounced landing, and the line check pilot’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an increase in the airplane’s pitch attitude and a subsequent tailstrike.
- [NTSB WPR26LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA199.md): Bell 206-L4 · Cedar City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2026 · N917SU · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control while manipulating the engine governor reference rpm adjustment during hover operations, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB WPR26LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA172.md): Bell 407 · Young, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2026 · N407BB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree stump during landing in mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB DCA26LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA142.md): Boeing 787 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 27, 2026 · JA873A · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s inadvertent activation of the takeoff/go around switch at touchdown that caused an increase in the airplane pitch attitude that was not corrected before the lower fuselage contacted the runway.
- [NTSB DCA26LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA115.md): Airbus A321-271NX · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2026 · N2188J · Substantial damage
  > 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 fuselage contacting the runway.
- [NTSB WPR26LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA117.md): Cessna T206H · Lewiston, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2026 · N465CS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in hard, bounced landing and subsequent tail strike.
- [NTSB DCA26WA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA051.md): BAE BAE146 · Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 3, 2025 · CC-ARN
- [NTSB ANC25LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA092.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Juneau, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 22, 2025 · N149TH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance during takeoff from uneven, snow-covered terrain in flat light conditions.
- [NTSB DCA25LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA286.md): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Boston, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2025 · N224JQ · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s decision to continue the landing after the bounce and the subsequent misapplication of pitch controls. Contributing to the accident was the ongoing “land and hold short” operations that may have created an urgency to land.
- [NTSB DCA25LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA266.md): Airbus A320-251N · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open · Jul 12, 2025 · N384FR
- [NTSB DCA25LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA251.md): Boeing 737-924ER · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2025 · N66831 · Substantial damage
  > The first officer’s failure to maintain proper pitch attitude during flare which resulted in a bounced landing and a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA25WA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA253.md): Airbus A321 · Dublin, Ireland · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 1, 2025 · TC-LTG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC25LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA069.md): Cessna P206C · Port Graham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 23, 2025 · N8630Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control, which resulted in a tail strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to initiate a go around after the abnormal runway contact.
- [NTSB DCA25LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA085.md): Boeing 767 · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2025 · N324UP · Substantial damage
  > Encounter with windshear during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA015.md): Airbus A300 F4-622R · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 29, 2024 · N162UP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s incorrect pitch attitude during a bounced landing which resulted in a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA25WA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA016.md): Boeing 787 · Guangzhou, China · Incident · Class 4 · Foreign · Oct 21, 2024 · B-1243 · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA010.md): Airbus A321 · Dublin, Ireland · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 18, 2024 · TC-LTL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA322.md): Boeing 767-300 · Milano Malpensa Airport, Italy · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 27, 2024 · A9C-DHAA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA236.md): Boeing B777 · Milan, Italy · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 9, 2024 · PT-MUG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA132.md): Boeing 767-338 · Panama City, Panama · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 23, 2024 · N372CM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA112.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Tupelo, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 7, 2024 · N4054Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from water during a dark night landing.
- [NTSB DCA24LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA065.md): Boeing 737 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2024 · N62883 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s aft fuselage impacted the runway as a result of a delayed flare and subsequent nose-high pitch inputs during the aircraft’s multiple touchdowns.
- [NTSB DCA24WA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA071.md): Boeing 737 · Mar del Plata, Argentina · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 6, 2024 · LV-KJE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA040.md): Boeing 737 · East Midlands, United Kingdom · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 1, 2023 · G-JMCV · No damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA084.md): Boeing 747 · Frankfurt, Germany · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 30, 2023 · TF-AMK
- [NTSB DCA23WA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA432.md): Airbus 320 · Dulles, VA · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 30, 2023 · EI-LRD · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA23WA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA401.md): Boeing 737 · South Kalimantan, Indonesia · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 6, 2023 · PK-GNM · Substantial damage
- [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 CEN23LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA175.md): Cessna 172S · Brookings, SD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 4, 2023 · N1674E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident, was the student pilot’s delay in relinquishing control of the airplane and the instructor's delayed reaction before the loss of…
- [NTSB DCA23WA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA264.md): Airbus A321 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 29, 2023 · A6-WZG
- [NTSB DCA23WA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA245.md): Boeing 737 · Luqa, Malta · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 13, 2023 · 9H-VVH · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA23WA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA224.md): Boeing 737 · Jakarta, Indonesia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 30, 2023 · PK-GMC
- [NTSB DCA23LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA232.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · Saltillo, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2023 · N834US · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a wind shift while on short final approach which resulted in a higher than normal sink rate and a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA221.md): Airbus A320-232 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 22, 2023 · N1902U · Substantial damage
  > The first officer's failure to maintain the correct airspeed and pitch attitude during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.
- [NTSB CEN23LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA048.md): Hughes 369HS · Oxford, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 23, 2022 · N668M · Substantial damage
  > The designated pilot examiner’s failure to maintain a proper descent during a practice 180° autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA23WA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA002.md): Boeing 777 · Manila, Philippines · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 1, 2022 · HZ-AK28 · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA22LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA178.md): Boeing 757-251 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2022 · N540US · Substantial damage
  > The overpitch control of the airplane during landing resulting in a tail strike.
- [NTSB DCA22WA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA123.md): Boeing 737 · Kathmandu, Nepal · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 6, 2022 · 9V-MGL · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA22WA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA122.md): Boeing 737 · Naples, Italy · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 6, 2022 · YR-BMM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA22WA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA095.md): Boeing 737 · Manchester, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 9, 2022 · G-TAWY · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA22WA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA090.md): Boeing 737 · Karachi, Pakistan · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 2, 2022 · AP-BNB · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA22LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA069.md): Airbus A320-232 · Hayden, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 22, 2022 · N760JB · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s rotation of the airplane pitch before the rotation speed on takeoff due to his surprise about encountering head on landing traffic, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s pitch limit and a subsequent tail strike. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB DCA22LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA044.md): Airbus A320-251N · Paradise, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 13, 2021 · N307FR · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s failure to maintain proper pitch attitude during landing, likely caused by improper seat position.
- [NTSB DCA22WA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA035.md): Boeing 767-332 · Bogata, Colombia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 25, 2021 · N1604R · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA002.md): Boeing 757-224 · Newark, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 27, 2021 · N12125 · Substantial damage
  > The nose high attitude on landing resulted in a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA22LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA004.md): Airbus A321-271N · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2021 · N208HA · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s improper landing flare, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA21WA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA207.md): Airbus 321 · Guam (Pacific Ocean) · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 14, 2021 · B-16227 · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA21LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA210.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2021 · N296UP · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s incorrect pitch attitude during go-around.
- [NTSB ERA21LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA202.md): Cessna 172S · Martinsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 2, 2021 · N1089D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper pitch control during a go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a tail strike and a runway excursion.

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## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '091' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/sequence

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