Incident report
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 crash near Saltillo, Other Foreign, Mexico
unknown2023-03-24
Summary
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a wind shift while on short final approach which resulted in a higher than normal sink rate and a tailstrike.
Incident details
Date
2023-03-24
Location
Saltillo, Other Foreign, Mexico
Aircraft
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88
Operator
USA JET AIRLINES INC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather / IMC
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗25.5495, -100.9290
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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