What: Rossiya Airbus A320-200 en route from Hurghada Egypt to Saint Petersburg Russia
Where: Saint Petersburg
When: Jul 7th 2009
Who: 176 passengers 6 crew
Why: On landing, the airbus had a tail strike, which disabled the plane. Substantial damage occurred to the tail. Russian press released that there were no injuries. The plane was taken out of service for repairs.
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