ATR72-200 crash, May 9, 2004, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (...
ATR72-200 accident on May 9, 2004 near San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico with no fatalities. Cause: The captain's failure to execute...
- Date: May 9, 2004
- Aircraft: ATR72-200
- Location: San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain's failure to execute proper bounced-landing recovery techniques and his subsequent failure to execute a go-around, per the NTSB.
An American Eagle ATR 72-212 flying AA5401 from Mayaguez bounced repeatedly while landing at San Juan in gusty crosswinds, touching down four times. It stopped on grass left of the runway. There were no fatalities, but some occupants were reportedly injured.