ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324849
| Date: | Friday 25 November 1994 |
| Time: | 05:49 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-24APF |
| Owner/operator: | United Parcel Service - UPS |
| Registration: | N413UP |
| MSN: | 23853/195 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8830 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW2040 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Standiford Field, KY (SDF/KSDF) |
| Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL/KTUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Boeing 757-24APF, N413UP, was substantially damaged during landing at the Tulsa International Airport, Oklahoma. Neither of the two crewmembers, the sole occupants, were injured.
The FDR showed that the approach was stable down to 50 feet, the approach speed was 130 knots (Vref +4). The airspeed was decreased to 118 knots (Vref minus 8 knots) and the aircraft floated down the runway for approximately 8 seconds. The recorder also indicated that pitch attitude was increasing as the airspeed dissipated. The pitch attitude at touchdown was 7.3 degrees and reached 10.9 degrees in the next 5 seconds. The airplane experienced a tail strike which caused substantial structural damage. An inspection revealed damage to the belly skin, stringers, drain mast, and aft bulkhead.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to maintain Vref during approach and his improper flare touchdown that resulted in an excessive pitch up attitude following touchdown."
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