rumors about a real hard landing (4.6G) on a brand new SATA A320 in Lisbon (Portugal)
quote AVHerald :
SATA A320 at Lisbon on Aug 5th 2009, 4.6G landing By Simon Hradecky, AVHerald
A SATA Internacional Airbus A320-200, registration CS-TKO performing flight S4-124 from Ponta Delgada to Lisbon or flight S4-466 from Funchal to Lisbon (Portugal), experienced a very hard landing on Lisbon's runway 03
causing substantial damage to the airplane. No injuries occured.
The airline reported in a press release, that the newest airplane of their fleet, which
entered service only in May 2009, will be out of service until September to repair the damage following the heavy landing on Lisbon's runway 03. The accident occured at the end of a flight originating in Ponta Delgada on Aug 6th...
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