Ethiopian B789 at Lubumbashi on Oct 6th 2022, tail strike on landing
Last Update: October 7, 2022 / 18:22:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 6, 2022
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-877
Departure
Lilongwe, Malawi
Destination
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Registration
ET-AYC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The aircraft remained on the ground in Lubumbashi for about 24 hours, then positioned back to Addis Ababa as flight ET-9201 climbing to a maximum of FL130.
No Metars are available, the local weather station reported 32 degrees C temperature, dew point -3 degrees C, winds from east at 12 knots, no gusts, no precipitation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 6, 2022
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-877
Departure
Lilongwe, Malawi
Destination
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Registration
ET-AYC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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