# NTSB Accident DCA97LA027
> **Airbus Industrie A-300-600R** · 1997-02-06 · ST JOHN ANTIGUA, AC · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA97LA027
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07395
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-06
- **Location:** ST JOHN ANTIGUA, AC
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 170
- **Total aboard:** 170
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus Industrie
- **Model:** A-300-600R
- **Registration:** N41063
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The captain failed to establish and maintain a stabilized approach (or perform a go-around), and applied excessive pitch rotation during the subsequent recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a tail strike.  A factor contributing to the accident was the operator's inadequate procedures to address corrective actions if an approach becomes unstabilized.

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