Boeing 757 N633DL

Summary

On 21 May 2017 at about 01:18 local time, a Boeing 757 registered N633DL, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. 186 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 2017 at 01:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Raleigh-Durham International (KRDU)

Coordinates

35.8775, -78.7983

Aircraft

Boeing 757

Registration

N633DL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1987

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Morrisville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA17LA122

Nobody was injured.

the first officer's failure to attain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a tail strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.