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LocumStandi
25th Jan 2017, 17:06
A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800, registration VT-JTD performing flight 9W-276 from Mumbai (India) to Dhaka (Bangladesh) with 160 passengers and 8 crew, landed on Dhaka's runway 14 at about 11:55L (05:55Z) but struck its tail onto the runway surface.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4a3f0934

4runner
26th Jan 2017, 03:39
I've got a couple of thousand of hours in the -800. The 500 and 700 are fantastic. The 800 is long and it can pitch up on touchdown when the spoilers dump, especially with the SFP kit and an aft cg. Trying to make a "greaser" doesn't help either.

oliver2002
21st Sep 2017, 16:50
Final report is out Simon copied the relevant sections on the above avherald article.