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Boeing 757 N750AT

5 June 2001 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 June 2001 at about 12:05 local time, a Boeing 757 registered N750AT was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 89 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 12:05
Classification
Incident
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
The William B Hartsfield Atlan (ATL)
Coordinates
33.6406, -84.4602
Aircraft
Boeing 757
Registration
N750AT
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lima → Atlanta
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL01IA064

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
89 0 0 0 89

Probable cause

The pilots improper landing flare that resulted in the tail section collision with the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A Boeing 757, experienced a tail strike while landing at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. On the landing flare, the tail of the airplane impacted the runway. No mechanical problems with the airplane were discovered during the airframe examination. Both pilots were given additional flight training and returned to normal duty.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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