UPS B763 at San Bernardino on Jan 9th 2025, tail strike on landing

Last Update: January 16, 2025 / 17:28:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-2918

Aircraft Registration
N324UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N324UP performing flight 5X-2918 from Louisville,KY to Ontario,CA (USA) with 3 crew, diverted to San Bernardino,CA (USA) and landed on San Bernardino's runway 06. After roll out the crew advised tower that they had become destabilized just before touch down due to a windshear and had a tail strike. The aircraft taxied to the apron.

On Jan 16th 2025 the FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND ON LANDING, LANDED HARD AND INCURRED A TAIL STRIKE, SAN BERNARDINO, CA."

The aircraft is still in San Bernardino about 58 hours later.

Metars San Bernardino:
KSBD 100455Z 03010G20KT 10SM CLR 19/M15 A3023
KSBD 100355Z 06013G27KT 020V090 10SM CLR 20/M17 A3020
KSBD 100310Z 29006KT 10SM CLR 19/M18 A3017
KSBD 100155Z 36005KT 10SM CLR 19/M18 A3015
KSBD 100049Z 06010KT 10SM CLR 20/M20 A3012
KSBD 092355Z 32005G21KT 10SM CLR 22/M19 A3009
KSBD 092251Z 35015G25KT 10SM CLR 22/M19 A3010
KSBD 092155Z 35010G21KT 10SM CLR 22/M16 A3010
KSBD 092055Z 36010G22KT 10SM CLR 22/M16 A3012

Metars Ontario:
KONT 100353Z 03027G57KT 10SM VCBLDU CLR 21/M16 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 04057/0351 SLP202 T02061156 $=
KONT 100253Z 03022G40KT 10SM VCBLDU CLR 21/M15 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 03042/0205 SLP193 T02061150 51025 $=
KONT 100153Z 04017G35KT 10SM VCBLDU CLR 21/M13 A3010 RMK AO2 PK WND 04038/0132 SLP189 FU DSNT W T02061128 $=
KONT 100053Z 02015G27KT 10SM VCBLDU CLR 21/M10 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 04043/0003 SLP181 FU DSNT W T02061100 $=
KONT 092353Z 04025G42KT 10SM VCBLDU CLR 22/M06 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 06045/2338 SLP168 FU DSNT W T02171056 10228 20206 55003 $=
KONT 092253Z 03022G42KT 10SM VCBLDU CLR 23/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 01043/2155 SLP167 FU DSNT W T02281044 $=
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N324UP
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
767-34AF
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-2918

Aircraft Registration
N324UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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