Tale of Two Tails
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, ...
The dimensions for the B717 and the Fokker F100 are interesting. On an uniformly flat surface, depending on weight, the F100 should have somewhere between -5cm - +20cm clearance (or lack thereof) over the Boeing. Looks like it was considerably closer to -5cm than +20cm, thus it was the worst of times.