# NTSB Accident DCA18CA283
> **AIRBUS A321-271N** · 2018-08-13 · Los Angeles, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA18CA283
- **Event ID:** 20180905X90334
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-13
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.941387, -118.40833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 197
- **Total aboard:** 197
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS
- **Model:** A321-271N
- **Registration:** N204HA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a tailstrike caused by inappropriate recovery technique after a bounced landing.  Contributing to the accident was the failure of the radio altimeter, caused by the approach being over calm/flat water, that was not recognized by the flight crew.

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