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DHL Airbus A300 Suffers Tail Strike After Wobbly Landing
An EAT/DHL Airbus A300F performed a rather dramatic landing at Heathrow, resulting in a tail strike. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
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Japan Airlines Flight 123 was an exceptional example where damage from a tail strike (followed by poor repairs) caused the 1985 loss of an airliner and over 500 deaths.
Including Kyu Sakamoto, who made popular the song "Ue o Muite Arukō," or "Sukiyaki."
If you're like me and just wanted to see the video, here's the link on X:
"https://x.com/BigJetTVLIVE/status/1977434155559338385"
"https://x.com/BigJetTVLIVE/status/1977434155559338385"
Sorry for being an ignorant civilian, but the article makes it seem like a tail strike, while not normal or desirable, is not necessarily that big a deal. True? (Obviously it would depend on how hard the impact is...)
A tail strike can breach the pressure vessel of the fuselage and cause the aircraft to not pressurize correctly, or have a “blow-out” if not fully checked by maintenance engineers. So yes, a slight hit to the tail will only take some sheet metal repair and paint, but if it hits hard it could ground the airplane for some time.
The video shows a good amount of sparks, so it might have been a decent hit. It looks like a landing I would make. (:
