This report explains the accident involving Executive Airlines (doing business as American Eagle) flight 5401, an Avions de Transport Regional 72-212, which skipped once, bounced hard twice, and then crashed at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Safety issues discussed in this report focus on flight crew performance, the lack of company bounced landing recovery guidance and training, and malfunctioning flight data recorder potentiometer sensors. Safety recommendations concerning these issues are addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration.
National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: Crash During Landing Executive Airlines (Doin Business as American Eagle) Flight 5401 Avions de Transport Regional 72-212, N438AT, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 9, 2004
2005
122 pages
Report
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English
Aeronautics , Air Transportation , Transportation Safety , Aircraft accident investigation , Landing , Puerto Rico , Executive Airlines , American Eagle , Commercial aircraft , US FAA , Accident reports , NTSB , Recommendations , Bounced landing recovery , Guidance and training , San Juan(Puerto Rico) , NTSBAAR0502