No fatalities

AIRBUS A320-232 accident at Houston, TX, 22 Mar 2023

Houston, TX, United States

On March 22, 2023, an AIRBUS A320-232 operated by UNITED AIRLINES INC was involved in an aviation accident near Houston, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The first officer's failure to maintain the correct airspeed and pitch attitude during landing which resulted in a tailstrike. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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AIRBUS A320-232
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Probable cause

The first officer's failure to maintain the correct airspeed and pitch attitude during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Pitch control — Not attained/maintainedAirspeed — Not attained/maintainedCopilot