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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 2017 |
| Time: | 20:18 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-232 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N633DL |
| MSN: | 23614/157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 94368 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW2037 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 186 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raleigh, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crew of the Part 121 scheduled passenger flight reported that the landing approach at the destination was stable. The first officer, who was the pilot flying, stated that the airplane was slightly high and fast when he began the landing flare and he pushed the nose down to correct. He then determined that he had overcorrected and began to recover by pulling the control column aft when the airplane landed firmly on the main landing gear and the aft fuselage impacted the runway. Postflight inspection revealed an area of abrasion damage to the aft fuselage and the underlying stringers and frames and damage to the aft pressure bulkhead.
Probable Cause: the first officer's failure to attain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a tail strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA17LA122
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 2003 | N633DL | Delta Air Lines | 0 | Tampa, FL | |
non |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 14:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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