Incident · 2006-05-18

NTSB case ANC06IA054 · McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-05-18
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (N949AS)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: ALASKA AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALASKA AIR GROUP

Probable cause

The flightcrew's delayed go-around during an unstabilized approach to land, which resulted in dragging a wingtip on the runway during the go-around. A factor associated with the incident was the flightcrew's unstabilized approach.

Source: NTSB case ANC06IA054

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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