Summit RJ1H at Terrace on Apr 20th 2021, tail scrape on landing

Last Update: April 26, 2021 / 19:01:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Summit Air

Flight number
SMM-1542

Departure
Kelowna, Canada

Destination
Terrace, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FXRJ

Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

A Summit Air Avro RJ-100, registration C-FXRJ performing flight SMM-1542 from Kelowna,BC to Terrace,BC (Canada) with 90 people on board, was on approach to Terrace's runway 33, a 10 knots cross wind had been reported. The crew initiated the flare at about 50 feet AGL, however, the aircraft developed a rapid descent, the crew pitched the aircraft up in response, arrested the descent and continued for landing and roll out.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew observed damage to the tail of the aircraft indicative of a tail strike during their post flight walk around. Maintenance inspected the aircraft, found the damage limited to scrapes and missing paint and returned the aircraft to service.

The aircraft departed for the next flight about 2 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
Avro 146 Series RJ100
ICAO Aircraft Type
RJ1H
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Summit Air

Flight number
SMM-1542

Departure
Kelowna, Canada

Destination
Terrace, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FXRJ

Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

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