Regis#: 438AT Make/Model: AT72 Description: ATR-72
Date: 05/09/2004 Time: 1850
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious
Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: SAN JUAN State: Country:
PR
DESCRIPTION
AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 401, N438AT, ATR-72 ACFTM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER FROM A HARD LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, AND ACFT CRASHED, 26 PERSONS WERE ON
BOARD, 13 RECEIVED INJURIES, 1 SERIOUS INJURY, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 4 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 22 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 11 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: 1856Z 07015G22KT 10SM FEW023 SCT034 BKN055
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Landing Operation: Air Carrier
Departed: MAYAGUEZ Dep Date: 05/09/2004 Dep. Time:
Destination: SAN JUAN,
PR Flt Plan: IFR Wx Briefing: N
Last Radio Cont: LOCAL CONTROL
Last Clearance: CLR VISUAL RY8 APCH
FAA FSDO: SAN JUAN,
PR (SO21) Entry date: 05/11/2004