AeroUnion A306 at San Jose on Feb 23rd 2023, tail strike on landing
Last Update: February 24, 2023 / 18:20:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Aerounion
Flight number
QT-4171
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica
Aircraft Registration
XA-UYR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
Airport ICAO Code
MROC
The airport reported a cargo aircraft had a non-standard landing caused by tailwind conditions. There were no injuries.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in San Jose about 28 hours after landing.
Metars:
MROC 231600Z 10015KT 060V130 CAVOK 25/13 A3010 NOSIG=
MROC 231500Z 10014G24KT CAVOK 23/13 A3011 NOSIG=
MROC 231400Z 10014KT 080V140 CAVOK 22/13 A3010 NOSIG=
MROC 231300Z 09015KT CAVOK 20/13 A3008 NOSIG=
MROC 231200Z 10010KT CAVOK 19/13 A3007 NOSIG=
MROC 231100Z 07008KT CAVOK 17/12 A3005 NOSIG=
MROC 231000Z 08005KT CAVOK 17/12 A3003 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Aerounion
Flight number
QT-4171
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica
Aircraft Registration
XA-UYR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
Airport ICAO Code
MROC
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