Inuit DH8C tail strike

Air Inuit de Havilland Dash 8-300 C-GXAI flying from Quebec City,QC to Schefferville,QC Canada suffered a tail strike while landing in in Schefferville Canada. Forty-two passengers and 3 crew were aboard. No injuries were reported.

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