# NTSB DCA19WA201: Boeing 757, N543US, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, August 18, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 18, 2019, 08:24 local (08:24 UTC)
- Place: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 159 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA201
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100083/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA201

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 757-251, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1384970), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Portugal has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 757 airplane that occurred on August 18, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Portugal's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Portugal.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N543US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543US), registered now, S/N 26490, built 1996 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 757 (251)
- Registry model: [Boeing 757-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (registry code 1384970) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW2037](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (registry code 52117, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 26490
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 2000 horsepower turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney PW2037 2000 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc

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.

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