American A321 at Bridgetown on Sep 15th 2017, tail damage on landing
Last Update: October 5, 2017 / 17:39:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2393
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
N137AA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
TBPB
Barbados' Civil Aviation Authority reported on Oct 5th 2017, that substantial damage to the tail section of the aircraft was subsequently found (editorial note: there is no mention of a tail strike). The occurrence was rated an accident, Barbados' CAA is investigating the occurrence.
Position data transmitted by the aircraft's transponder suggest the aircraft may have been too low at about 175-200 feet MSL (aerodrome elevation 170 feet MSL) about 550 meters/1800 feet/0.3nm ahead of the runway threshold and may have contacted ground structures. No related NOTAMs were published following the occurrence.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Bridgetown until Sep 28th 2017, then positioned to San Antonio via Miami, but has not yet resumed service (standing Oct 5th 2017).
Metars:
TBPB 160300Z 09010KT 9999 SCT016 28/26 Q1014 NOSIG=
TBPB 160200Z 09012KT 9999 FEW016 28/26 Q1015 NOSIG=
TBPB 160100Z 09011KT 9999 SCT018 28/26 Q1014 NOSIG=
TBPB 160000Z 10010KT 9999 FEW018 28/25 Q1013 NOSIG=
TBPB 152300Z 10011KT 9999 SCT018 28/26 Q1013 NOSIG=
TBPB 152200Z 10010KT 9999 VCSH SCT018 28/26 Q1013 NOSIG=
TBPB 152100Z 09011KT 9999 SCT018 29/26 Q1012 NOSIG=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2393
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
N137AA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
TBPB
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