Narrative:
Frontier Airlines flight 2047, an Airbus A320neo, suffered a tailstrike while landing on runway 26L at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Nevada, USA.
The captain hand flew the approach with auto thrust off. He stated that the landing picture looked normal and started the flare about 1000 feet down the runway.
However, during the flare, the pitch, pitch alert activated, and the airplane bounced. After the event, the captain checked his seat position and found that it was 2 inches higher than normal, which may have altered his sight picture. Post-flight inspection revealed abrasion damage to the lower fuselage skin, deformation to the aft pressure bulkhead, damage to multiple frame fasteners, and multiple pulled fasteners.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service on 20 March 2022.
Probable Cause: "The captains failure to maintain proper pitch attitude during landing, likely caused by improper seat position."
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 12 December 2021 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-251N |
| Operator: | Frontier Airlines |
| Registration: | N307FR |
| MSN: | 7472 |
| First flight: | 2017-02-10 (4 years 10 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16088 |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI LEAP-1A26 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 117 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 123 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), United States of America |
| Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | F92047 |
Frontier Airlines flight 2047, an Airbus A320neo, suffered a tailstrike while landing on runway 26L at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Nevada, USA.
The captain hand flew the approach with auto thrust off. He stated that the landing picture looked normal and started the flare about 1000 feet down the runway.
However, during the flare, the pitch, pitch alert activated, and the airplane bounced. After the event, the captain checked his seat position and found that it was 2 inches higher than normal, which may have altered his sight picture. Post-flight inspection revealed abrasion damage to the lower fuselage skin, deformation to the aft pressure bulkhead, damage to multiple frame fasteners, and multiple pulled fasteners.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service on 20 March 2022.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: "The captains failure to maintain proper pitch attitude during landing, likely caused by improper seat position."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
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Distance from Memphis International Airport, TN to Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV as the crow flies is 2259 km (1412 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Memphis International Airport, TN to Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV as the crow flies is 2259 km (1412 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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