Swift B738 at Heraklion on Jun 10th 2018, tail strike on landing
Last Update: June 14, 2018 / 23:14:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Swiftair
Flight number
QS-1400
Departure
Brno, Czech Republic
Destination
Heraklion, Greece
Aircraft Registration
N276EA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 104 hours after landing.
Metars:
LGIR 101620Z 30016KT 9999 FEW025 26/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101550Z 30018KT 9999 FEW025 26/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101520Z 30019KT 9999 FEW025 26/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101450Z 30022KT 9999 FEW025 26/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101420Z 30023KT 9999 FEW025 26/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101350Z 30023KT 9999 FEW025 26/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101320Z 31020KT 9999 FEW025 26/19 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101250Z 31019KT 9999 FEW025 26/19 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101220Z 31021KT 9999 FEW025 27/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101150Z 31024KT 9999 FEW025 27/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
LGIR 101120Z 31025KT 9999 FEW025 27/20 Q1008 NOSIG=
LGIR 101050Z 31024KT 9999 FEW025 27/20 Q1008 NOSIG=
LGIR 101020Z 31023KT 9999 FEW025 26/20 Q1006 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Swiftair
Flight number
QS-1400
Departure
Brno, Czech Republic
Destination
Heraklion, Greece
Aircraft Registration
N276EA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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