# NTSB Accident DCA05MA099
> **Airbus A321-231** · 2005-09-18 · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA05MA099
- **Event ID:** 20051025X01717
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-18
- **Location:** Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.120054, -80.129302
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 197
- **Total aboard:** 197
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus
- **Model:** A321-231
- **Registration:** N583NK
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Following a bounced landing, the pilot in command activated his sidestick controller while the first officer was in control of the airplane, which subsequently resulted in the overcontrol of pitch and a tailstrike.  Contributing to the circumstances of this accident were the pilot-in-command's failure to properly activate his sidestick takeover push button prior to his remedial action, and the operator's insufficient emphasis on bounced landing recovery techniques and tailstrike avoidance procedures.

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