Accident to the Airbus A321 registered N204HA and operated by Hawaiian on 13/08/2018 at Los Angeles, California [Investigation led by NTSB / United States]
Panne du GPWS lors de l'approche, atterrissage dur, frottement du cône de queue avec la piste
Preliminary data based on the notification from the United States authorities:
On August 13, 2018 about 0445 PST an Airbus A321, N204HA, operated by Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., as flight HA56 from Kahului Airport, Maui County, Hawaii, USA (OGG) to Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, USA (LAX). had a tail strike upon landing on Runway 6R at LAX. Details: Aircraft established on the ILS 6R and stable. At approximately 1,500’, the crew received a GPWS Fail ECAM message. They performed the ECAM actions, which required them to turn off the GPWS. They did not receive the standard altitude call-outs, such as 50, 40, 30, etc. Because the flying pilot was expecting the call outs and did not receive them, he was late to flare and they struck the runway firmly. They proceeded to “bounce” and the pitch attitude increased. The flying pilot then lowered the nose and they continued the landing without further incident.