NONE · Boeing B757-232 · 2006-09-05 · San Juan, PR, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA06FA068
Event ID
20060908X01318
Type
Accident
Date
2006-09-05
Location
San Juan, PR, USA
Coordinates
18.469459, -66.099761
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
116
Total aboard
116
Aircraft
Make
Boeing
Model
B757-232
Registration
N622DL
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the first officer's inadvertent application of full nose-up trim during a prolonged flare, resulting in an excessive pitch angle during landing and subsequent tailstrike. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to correct the airplane's drift from the centerline approach course during short final approach, leading to the prolonged flare, and their improper decision to perform a practice autoland approach using a restricted procedure.