Azul AT72 at Recife on Nov 22nd 2023, tail strike on landing
Last Update: December 22, 2023 / 20:18:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 22, 2023
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-2737
Departure
Aracaju, Brazil
Destination
Recife, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AKO
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
SBRF
The onward flight AD-2848 was cancelled.
The aircraft returned to service on Dec 21st 2023.
Brazil's CENIPA opened an investigation reporting the aircraft suffered an abnormal contact with the runway surface.
Metars:
SBRF 221400Z 09012KT 040V130 9999 SCT023 SCT050 31/22 Q1014=
SBRF 221300Z 08010KT 9999 SCT022 SCT050 30/22 Q1014=
SBRF 221200Z 08011KT 9999 SCT022 SCT050 30/22 Q1014=
SBRF 221100Z 09011KT 9999 SCT023 29/22 Q1014=
SBRF 221000Z 09009KT 9999 SCT021 28/22 Q1013=
SBRF 220900Z 10007KT 9999 SCT020 28/21 Q1012=
SBRF 220800Z 09007KT 9999 SCT020 27/21 Q1012=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 22, 2023
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-2737
Departure
Aracaju, Brazil
Destination
Recife, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AKO
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
SBRF
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