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Fedex Hard Landing in Denver
Contact photographer Allen Zhao On Jan 25, 2013, a Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11F en route from Memphis to Denver landed in Denver and suffered a tail strike. There were no reported injuries but the hard landing left debris on the runway. Click to view Flight Aware »
Porter Airlines Tail Strike (Alias Bird Strike)
What: Porter Airlines de Havilland Dash en route from Windsor to Toronto Where: CYQG WINDSOR, ONTARIO When: Sep 21, 2012 Who: 32 aboard Why: The flight took off from Windsor and continued to Toronto, believing they had a bird strike. After landing, the condition of the plane indicated to examiners that the damage was... »
Helicopter Down at Mammoth
What: Asplundh BELL 206B HELICOPTER helicopter crash Where: Pole lake road southeast of Mammoth Lakes, near Deer Springs Road When: Sept 19, 2012, 12:30 Who: 2 aboard Why: Two Asplundh employees were working on power lines and crashed near the lake causing a small fire. They were taken to Mammoth Airport and ambulanced to... »
Egypt Air Tailstrike On Aleppo Takeoff
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Nicholas Young What: Egypt Air Airbus A321-200 en route from Aleppo to Cairo Where: Aleppo When: May 6th 2012 Who: 130 passengers Why: While taking off from Aleppo, the plane had a tail strike, impacting the runway. The pilots diverted to Larnaca where they... »
Japan Airlines Landing in High Winds Suffers Tail Strike, Go-Around, No Injuries
What: Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Shanghai Hongqiao to Tokyo Where: Tokyo When: Mar 31st 2012 4:08 pm Who: 296 passengers, 12 crew Why: On approach to Tokyo, the plane was just above the runway when gusty wind made the pilots chose to go around. On the go-around, the tail scraped the... »
Air India Tail scrape And Pilot Loses Flying Privs
What: Air India Flight AI 614 en route from Ahmedabad to Mumbai Where: Mumbai When: Mar 13, 2012 Who: 100 passengers Why: The Air India pilot believed he had a bird strike on landing and was attempting to abort the landing and perform a flyby, but the tail of the plane scraped the tarmac,... »
Japan: Tail strike and Go-around
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Kazuchika Naya What: ANA All Nippon Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Osaka Itami to Sendai Where: Sendai When: Feb 5th 2012 Who: 166 aboard Why: The Airbus was landing when a sudden gust of wind caused pilots to abort the landing, and leaving... »
Air Astana Tail Strike in Amsterdam
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Natalie Brüggemann What: Air Astana Boeing 767-300 en route from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Atyrau (Kazakhstan) Where: Amsterdam When: Jan 4th 2012 Who: n/a Why: During takeoff, the Air Astana Boeing had a tail strike, observed on the ground by the Air Italia following this... »
American Airlines Flight Cancelled Due to Tail Strike
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Rodrigo Carvalho What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Dallas to Santiago Chile Where: Dallas When: Apr 1st 2011 Who: 170 passengers 12 crew Why: After taking off from Dallas/ft Worth, the crew returned to the airport because of a tail strike. They... »
Tenerife Tail Strike
What: TUIFly Boeing 737-800 en route from Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia, Spain to Frankfurt Germany Where: Tenerife When: Mar 27th 2011 Why: On the runway, the Boeing and struck its tail and rejected takeoff. There was substantial damage to the plane. Passengers disembarked after the pilot told them there was a fault in the... »
