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Old 2nd December 2013 | 10:30
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CaptainProp
 
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As far as I can see on this video that's no tailstrike at all. They bounced on first touchdown, lost airspeed on the bounce, hence the high pitch and almost having a tailstrike, which lead to a balked / rejected landing.

There is a tendency for pilots to keep increasing pitch in these situations to "save" a hard touchdown. A go around / rejected landing (call it what you want) is often the safest solution though.

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