Rudder Inputs Led To American A321 Wingtip Strike, NTSB Finds

AA300 wing damage
Part of a runway distance marker embedded in the wing of an American Airlines Airbus A321.
Credit: NTSB
WASHINGTON—The captain’s “excessive” rudder input while countering crosswind during the takeoff roll caused an American Airlines Airbus A321 to deviate from the runway centerline, strike its left wingtip on the ground, and hit a runway marker during an April 2019 departure from New York John F...

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