Frontier A320 at Washington on Jun 4th 2021, runway excursion on landing
Last Update: June 5, 2021 / 08:40:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-538
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Washington National, United States
Aircraft Registration
N213FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
KDCA
The aircraft was subsequently pushed back onto the runway and towed to the apron.
ADS-B data transmitted by the aircraft suggest the aircraft touched down at about 160 knots over ground crossing the runway threshold at about 50 feet AGL.
Metars:
KDCA 050452Z 20006KT 10SM FEW250 22/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02220206 403000211=
KDCA 050352Z 22006KT 10SM FEW250 23/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02280206=
KDCA 050252Z 18005KT 10SM FEW110 23/20 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02280200 51024=
KDCA 050152Z 19006KT 10SM FEW080 FEW110 23/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02330194=
KDCA 050052Z 19006KT 10SM FEW075 FEW100 25/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02500189=
KDCA 042352Z 31007KT 10SM FEW070 FEW090 28/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02830133 10300 20233 53008=
KDCA 042252Z 35005KT 10SM SCT070 SCT090 29/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02890139=
KDCA 042152Z 32008G19KT 10SM SCT060 SCT080 29/13 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02940133=
KDCA 042052Z VRB03KT 10SM BKN060 BKN080 28/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02830183 56010=
KDCA 041952Z 16007KT 10SM BKN050 28/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02780183=
KDCA 041852Z 15007KT 10SM BKN038 BKN045 24/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 TCU E T02440189=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-538
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Washington National, United States
Aircraft Registration
N213FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
KDCA
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