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| Date: | Friday 16 March 1990 |
| Time: | 17:57 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3G7 |
| Owner/operator: | America West Airlines |
| Registration: | N306AW |
| MSN: | 24633/1809 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | GE CFM 56-3-B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 110 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Ana, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A TAIL STRIKE DURING ROTATION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAS VEGAS, AND POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONAL MANUAL CAUTIONS THE FLIGHT CREW TO LIMIT THE INITIAL PITCH ATTITUDE TO 9-10 DEG, AND TO ROTATE SMOOTHLY AT A MAXIMUM RATE OF 3 DEG/SEC. THE DFDR READOUT REVEALED THAT THE ROTATION RATE EXCEEDED 7 DEG/SEC.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER ROTATION DURING TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA122
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 2001 | N306AW | America West Airlines | 0 | Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI) | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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