Last updated: 19 January 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 25 November 1994 |
| Time: | 05:49 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-24APF |
| Operator: | United Parcel Service - UPS |
| Registration: | N413UP |
| C/n / msn: | 23853/195 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8830 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW2040 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Standiford Field, KY (SDF/KSDF), United States of America |
| Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL/KTUL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | UP732 |
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:
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."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Louisville-Standiford Field, KY to Tulsa International Airport, OK as the crow flies is 919 km (574 miles).
Distance from Louisville-Standiford Field, KY to Tulsa International Airport, OK as the crow flies is 919 km (574 miles).
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.
