NONE · Airbus Industrie A-300-600 · 1997-12-15 · MONTEGO BAY, JM
Event
NTSB number
ATL98IA024
Event ID
20001208X09257
Type
Incident
Date
1997-12-15
Location
MONTEGO BAY, JM
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
246
Total aboard
246
Aircraft
Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
A-300-600
Registration
N90070
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, compounded by the automatic deployment of the ground spoilers on main wheel spin-up, resulting in a pitch angle beyond the tail strike pitch angle of the airplane, which led to the tail contacting the runway.