Frontier A20N at Trenton on May 18th 2022, tail strike on landing
Last Update: May 19, 2022 / 23:00:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2022
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-810
Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Destination
Trenton, United States
Aircraft Registration
N331FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport
Trenton Mercer Airport, Trenton
Airport ICAO Code
KTTN
The aircraft was unable to continue service and is still on the ground in Trenton about 31 hours after landing.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE ON LANDING, TRENTON, NJ.", the damage was unknown.
Metars:
KTTN 181853Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02000072=
KTTN 181753Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01940067 10194 20139 56018=
KTTN 181653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01830083=
KTTN 181553Z 30003KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01780067=
KTTN 181453Z 34005KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01670056 51010=
KTTN 181353Z 32007KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01610061=
KTTN 181253Z 34009G16KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01560067=
KTTN 181153Z 33008G17KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01390061 10139 20106 51010=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2022
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-810
Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Destination
Trenton, United States
Aircraft Registration
N331FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport
Trenton Mercer Airport, Trenton
Airport ICAO Code
KTTN
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