Accident: Airbus A320-232
Jan 22, 2022 · Hayden, CO
NTSB numberDCA22LA069Event id20220124104551
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 108
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The captain’s rotation of the airplane pitch before the rotation speed on takeoff due to his surprise about encountering head on landing traffic, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s pitch limit and a subsequent tail strike. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew’s expectation bias that the incoming aircraft was landing on the same runway as they were departing from, and the conflicting traffic’s nonstandard use of phraseology when making position calls on the common traffic advisory frequency.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320-232
- Registration
- N760JB
- Year built
- 2008
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Takeoff Tailstrike
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)12 nm (23 km) north
- Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field (SBS)18 nm (34 km) north-east
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