ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325272
| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1993 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  ATR 42-300 |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle |
| Registration: | N254AT |
| MSN: | 254 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3567 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PW 120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 44 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muskegon Airport, MI (MKG) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Muskegon Airport, MI (MKG/KMKG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On landing the pitch attitude of the airplane exceeded 10 degrees nose up and the aft fuselage contacted the runway.
Probable cause:
The pilot-in-command's misjudging the flare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
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