American B752 at Miami on Sep 15th 2014, tail strike on landing

Last Update: September 6, 2018 / 19:46:28 GMT/Zulu time

Bookmark this article
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014

Classification
Accident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2404

Departure
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N654A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

An American Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N654A performing flight AA-2404 from San Juan (Puerto Rico) to Miami,FL (USA) with 172 people on board, landed on Miami's runway 09 but experienced a tail strike. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however.

On Aug 11th 2018, 4 years later, the NTSB reported: "According to the operator, the first officer (FO) was the pilot flying and the captain was the pilot monitoring and was initial operating experience (IOE) training for the FO. The flight crew reported that they had the ILS tuned and the approach was stabilized. They reported that the main gear touchdown was smooth but that the nose came up rapidly before the captain could make the "deployed" call for the spoilers. The captain reportedly quickly grabbed the yoke and lowered the nose to the ground. Postflight maintenance inspection found damage to the aft fuselage skin and substantial damage to the aft pressure bulkhead."

On Sep 6th 2018 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:

The failure of the first officer to control the airplane pitch after touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the first officers inexperience in the aircraft type.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N654A
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
EpjdlfgmjfeiAjAq Subscribe to unlock
Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
757-223
Number of Seats
Plj Subscribe to unlock
ICAO Aircraft Type
B752
Year of Manufacture
KlgA Subscribe to unlock
Serial Number
Gjmqd Subscribe to unlock
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Elpbbh Subscribe to unlock
Engine Count
F Subscribe to unlock
Engine Manufacturer
BmdjAhkjc Subscribe to unlock
Engine Model
CAbAAdimccp c Subscribe to unlock
Engine Type
NcnAqemkf Subscribe to unlock
Pounds of Thrust
Qdd g Subscribe to unlock
Main Owner
Inmk ifdeebjeeldjmljmbkle ckckhcjAqAmnkdnjfAleAAbinmcplpb ejkipnA qi Subscribe to unlock
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014

Classification
Accident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2404

Departure
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N654A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source

You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.

Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!

Subscribe now
Are you a subscriber? Login
Subscribe

Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.

Compare our plans

Send tip

Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.

Send tip

Related articles

Newest articles

Subscribe today

Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.

Pick your plan and subscribe

Partner

ELITE Logo

ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.

SafetyScan Pro

SafetyScan Pro provides streamlined access to thousands of aviation accident reports. Tailored for your safety management efforts. Book your demo today

AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American Airlines
United
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways