# NTSB Accident LAX00FA229
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51** · 2000-06-15 · Lihue, Kauai, HI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA229
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21253
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-15
- **Location:** Lihue, Kauai, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.97611, -159.338882
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 137
- **Total aboard:** 139
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-51
- **Registration:** N649HA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The first officer's delayed and misjudged landing flare resulting in a tail strike and hard landing.  Contributing factors were his relative inexperience flying the type of airplane, and the captain's and the first officer's failure to adhere to required company procedures and Federal Aviation Regulations.

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