Ethiopian B789 at Lubumbashi on Oct 6th 2022, tail strike on landing

Last Update: October 7, 2022 / 18:22:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 6, 2022

Classification
Accident

Flight number
ET-877

Aircraft Registration
ET-AYC

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration ET-AYC performing flight ET-877 from Lilongwe (Malawi) to Lubumbashi (DR Congo), landed on Lubumbashi's runway 07 at about 15:12L (13:12Z) but struck its tail onto the runway. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial structural damage.

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

Flight number
ET-877

Aircraft Registration
ET-AYC

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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