Swiss A333 at Zurich on Feb 26th 2020, tail strike on departure
Last Update: April 6, 2020 / 23:27:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-294
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Airport
Zürich Airport, Zurich
Airport ICAO Code
LSZH
On Apr 6th 2020 Switzerland's SUST reported however, they opened an investigation into the flight due to a tail strike during takeoff. The aircraft received scratches and dents at the belly of the fuselage.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Nairobi until Mar 10th 2020, then operated back to Zurich as flight LX-294 and hasn't flown since (possibly also due to the Corona crisis).
Metars:
LSZH 261150Z 26017KT 9999 FEW032 BKN041 03/M02 Q1005 NOSIG=
LSZH 261120Z 26017G28KT 9999 FEW028 SCT050 03/M02 Q1005 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
LSZH 261050Z 26015G27KT 9999 FEW023 SCT040 02/M03 Q1004 R88/29//// NOSIG=
LSZH 261020Z 26017KT 9999 VCSH FEW014 SCT029 BKN034 01/M03 Q1004 R88/6103// TEMPO 3000 SHSN=
LSZH 260950Z 28019G32KT 9999 FEW014 BKN019 BKN024 01/M02 Q1003 R88/6103// TEMPO 3000 SHSN=
LSZH 260920Z 25013KT 0800 R14/1200D R16/1100N R28/0650N R34/1100D -SHSN FEW002 FEW004TCU BKN007 00/M00 Q1003 RESHSN R88/5903// TEMPO 3000 NSW=
LSZH 260850Z 21006KT 150V270 3000 1200S R14/1500N R16/P2000N R28/1900U R34/1200U -SHSN SCT003 BKN009 00/M00 Q1002 RESHSN TEMPO 0800 SHSN=
LSZH 260820Z 18004KT 1400 R14/P2000N R16/P2000N R28/P2000N R34/P2000N -SHSN SCT003 BKN010 00/M00 Q1002 TEMPO 0800 SHSN=
LSZH 260750Z 14002KT 0800 R14/P2000N R16/P2000N R28/P2000N R34/P2000N SN SCT003 BKN008 00/M00 Q1002 TEMPO 3000 NSW=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-294
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Airport
Zürich Airport, Zurich
Airport ICAO Code
LSZH
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