Azul E295 at Caxias do Sul on Aug 6th 2021, tail strike on landing
Last Update: August 13, 2021 / 17:51:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2021
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-2860
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-PJN
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195-E2
ICAO Type Designator
E295
Airport ICAO Code
SBCX
An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PR-PJN performing flight AD-2860 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Caxias do Sul,RS (Brazil) with 135 passengers and 5 crew, landed on Caxias do Sul's runway 33 at 14:00L (17:00Z) but struck its tail onto the runway surface. The aircraft rolled out without further incident.
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule and remained on the ground until Aug 13th 2021, then positioned to Sao Paulo Viracopos as flight AD-9802 climbing to a maximum FL090.
On Aug 13th 2021 Brazil's CENIPA confirmed the occurrence stating there were no injuries. After the tail strike the aircraft taxied to the apron where the passengers disembarked normally. CENIPA did not open an investigation.
Metars (all available during the day):
SBCX 061600Z 06008KT CAVOK 17/08 Q1027=
SBCX 061500Z 03012KT CAVOK 16/07 Q1028=
SBCX 061400Z 03008KT CAVOK 15/08 Q1028=
SBCX 061200Z 03008KT CAVOK 11/07 Q1028=
SBCX 060000Z 06008KT CAVOK 15/09 Q1028=
The damaged tail:
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2021
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-2860
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-PJN
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195-E2
ICAO Type Designator
E295
Airport ICAO Code
SBCX
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