Accident: Trans States E145 at St. Louis on Aug 14th 2008, tail strike on landing
By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Dec 16th 2008 18:58Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 16th 2008 18:58ZA Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ-145LR, registration N814HK performing flight AX5506 from Jacksonville,FL to St. Louis,MO (USA) with 36 people on board, was enroute, when the first officer told the captain, that his 45 degrees flaps landings are a "litte bit extreme" continuing, that the landings are a "little non-standard, but it's way more fun". The first officer increased the pitch angle starting at 34 feet AGL to a pitch angle of 13 degrees nose up (angle of attack 17 degrees), the stick shaker activated a few seconds before ground contact, then the airplane's tail section contacted the runway. There were no injuries.
The NTSB did not state the damage. Their (very brief) report can be found at:
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from the Aviation Herald:
The Aviation Herald
Now this one I find "a bit extreme", and I wonder what kind of flying culture allows one to even attempt this severe breachof ops procedures, or let it slip from the Captains side.
Nic