Tail strike at Faro
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Tail strike at Faro
Yesterday (14 Jun), on the afternoon, there was a tail strike from a Monarch A321. You could see some sparks coming out of his back end, which led to the intervention of the fire crew (although nothing more happened). Passengers came out ok. The Co-pilot was obviously upset, for he was the PF.
Everyone who flew A321 , knows how easy it is to do such a thing. Hope that everything goes well for the PF...
Everyone who flew A321 , knows how easy it is to do such a thing. Hope that everything goes well for the PF...
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Unfortunately this can be done very easily on the A321 especially on landing. The autothrust computers are not always aggressive enough and allow the speed to decay. This results in high sink rates close to the ground sometimes causing a bounce and its usually on the second touchdown that can cause a strike.
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Monarch was the last UK airline to have a clean sheet until yesterday, all other UK operators of 321's have had tailstrikes.
And as usual with 321 tailstrikes low houred F/O handling, see AAIB bulletins for details.
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And as usual with 321 tailstrikes low houred F/O handling, see AAIB bulletins for details.
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Not the crime of the century. I hope the individual is not hung out to twist in the wind here.
An internal investigation and a bit of re-training if necessary.
It has happened to some very experienced pilots over the years.
An internal investigation and a bit of re-training if necessary.
It has happened to some very experienced pilots over the years.