Algerie B738 at Algiers on Nov 21st 2023, rejected takeoff due to tail strike

Last Update: November 30, 2023 / 18:02:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2023

Classification
Accident

Flight number
AH-1208

Aircraft Registration
7T-VJJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Air Algerie Boeing 737-800 freighter, registration 7T-VJJ performing flight AH-1208 from Algiers (Algeria) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was accelerating for takeoff from Algier's runway 05 when the aircraft "auto-" rotated at about 110 knots over ground and struck its tail onto the runway surface. The crew rejected takeoff and returned to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Algiers on Nov 30th 2023.

According to information The Aviation Herald received the aircraft was not balanced with its CG out of bounds. One or more pallets in the main cargo compartment had been placed into an aft compartment rather than the correct forward compartment.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2023

Classification
Accident

Flight number
AH-1208

Aircraft Registration
7T-VJJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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