EAT A306 at Leipzig on Feb 9th 2024, tail strike on go around

Last Update: February 12, 2024 / 14:14:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-995

Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel

Destination
Leipzig, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AZMO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

Airport
Leipzig Halle Airport, Leipzig

Airport ICAO Code
EDDP

An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 freighter, registration D-AZMO performing flight QY-995 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Leipzig (Germany), was landing on Leipzig's runway 26L at 17:54L (16:54Z) when the crew initiated a go around from very low height. The tail contacted the runway surface, the aircraft climbed out to safety and positioned for an approach to runway 26R where the aircraft landed without further incident about 20 minutes later. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however.

The operator had suffered another tailstrike of another A306 just two days earlier, see Incident: EAT A306 at Warsaw on Feb 7th 2024, tail strike on landing.

On Feb 12th 2024 Germany's BFU reported, that they have rated the occurrence an accident and have opened an investigation into the occurrence.

Metars:
EDDP 091850Z AUTO 19010KT 9999 SCT039 12/08 Q0990 NOSIG=
EDDP 091820Z AUTO 19006KT 9999 BKN041 11/08 Q0990 NOSIG=
EDDP 091750Z AUTO 18007KT 9999 FEW045 11/08 Q0990 NOSIG=
EDDP 091720Z AUTO 18006KT 9999 SCT041 12/08 Q0990 NOSIG=
EDDP 091650Z AUTO 19008KT CAVOK 12/08 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091620Z AUTO 20009KT CAVOK 12/08 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091550Z AUTO 20012KT CAVOK 12/08 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091520Z AUTO 21011KT CAVOK 13/08 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091450Z AUTO 21013KT CAVOK 13/08 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091420Z AUTO 21013KT 9999 FEW042 13/08 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091350Z AUTO 21011KT 9999 BKN036 13/09 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091320Z AUTO 20013KT 9999 SCT039 13/09 Q0989 NOSIG=
EDDP 091250Z AUTO 20012KT 9999 BKN037 13/09 Q0989 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-995

Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel

Destination
Leipzig, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AZMO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

Airport
Leipzig Halle Airport, Leipzig

Airport ICAO Code
EDDP

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