Mahan A306 at Tehran on Jun 6th 2018, tail strike on landing
Last Update: August 6, 2018 / 15:40:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Mahan Air
Flight number
W5-1019
Departure
Ala'Marvdasht, Iran
Destination
Tehran Mehrabad, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-MNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
Iran's AIB reported the aircraft sustained minor damage during the tail strike on landing, the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
In their preliminary report in Persian released in August 2018 Iran's AIB reported there were a captain, a first officer and an instructor in the cockpit. The aircraft approached runway 29L normally, but bounced three times which eventually resulted in a tail strike.
The AIB reported that according to studies a go around was still possible after the first bounce.
There was damage to position 77, however, no stringers or frames were damaged (no structural damage), some rivets were cut. The repairs were done by authorized repair facilities.
A final report will be issued in English and French.
Metars:
OIII 061330Z 29014KT 9999 SCT040 36/M02 Q1015 A2998
OIII 061300Z 29018KT 9999 FEW035 FEW040CB 37/M0l Q1015 A2998 NOSIG
OIII 061230Z 27020KT 9999 FEW035 FEW040CB 37/M0l 01015 A2999
OIII 061218Z 26020KT 9999 FEW035 FEW040CB 37/00 Q1015 A2999
OIII 061200Z 26010KT 9999 FEW035 FEW040CB 36/02 Q1016 A3000 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Mahan Air
Flight number
W5-1019
Departure
Ala'Marvdasht, Iran
Destination
Tehran Mehrabad, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-MNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
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