DCA14WA175

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 - 8K2 · Madeira, Portugal · February 17, 2014

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 17, 2014
Place
Madeira, Portugal
Injuries
182 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
G-GDFCBoeing 737 - 8K2
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Tailstrike
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
90490

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

TailstrikeLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 124 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
G-GDFC
Reported as
Boeing 737 - 8K2 (8K2)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28375
Damage
Substantial damage