Shanghai B738 at Shanghai on Jan 3rd 2020, tail strike on landing, captain and first officer swapped seats in flight
Last Update: April 6, 2020 / 14:10:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2020
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Shanghai Airlines
Flight number
FM-9194
Departure
Shenyang, China
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5131
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
On Apr 6th 2020 the Chinese CAAC reported the first officer, occupying the left hand seat, was pilot flying, the captain occupying the right hand seat (although not licensed as an instructor) was pilot monitoring. Following the balked landing the crew engaged the autopilot, and while the autopilot was active, swapped their seats, the captain returning into the left hand seat, the first officer into the right hand seat, both leaving their seats at the same time. In addition, the captain was required to wear far vision correction according to his medical, but did not wear his vision correction. The regulatory agency's investigation believes the first bounce was caused by not retarding the throttle levers to idle, which only occurred following the bounce. The crew lost situational awareness, attempted to land the aircraft instead of a bounce recovery maneouver which in turn caused the tail strike following the second touchdown.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2020
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Shanghai Airlines
Flight number
FM-9194
Departure
Shenyang, China
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5131
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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