American A321 at Charlotte on Jun 9th 2025, tail strike on landing
Last Update: June 10, 2025 / 16:30:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1894
Departure
Raleigh/Durham, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N167AN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
KCLT
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE ON LANDING DAMAGING THE STRIKE PLATE, CHARLOTTE, NC."
The aircraft is still on the ground in Charlotte about 17 hours after landing.
Metars:
KCLT 100022Z 24010G25KT 4SM TSRA SCT043CB BKN050 OVC095 23/21 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB2356 TSB22 OCNL LTGICCC S-SW TS S-SW MOV NE P0002 T02330206=
KCLT 092352Z 24005KT 10SM SCT055 BKN095 BKN250 28/18 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP105 CB DSNT SW T02780183 10311 20278 55002=
KCLT 092252Z 21006KT 10SM FEW055 FEW095 BKN250 29/18 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02940178=
KCLT 092152Z 21007KT 10SM FEW055 BKN250 30/18 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP104 T03000178=
KCLT 092052Z 22007KT 10SM FEW055 BKN250 31/18 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP108 TCU DSNT S T03060178 58015=
KCLT 091952Z 24011G16KT 10SM SCT055 BKN250 30/17 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03000172=
KCLT 091852Z 24010KT 10SM SCT050 BKN200 BKN250 31/17 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03060172=
KCLT 091752Z 26007KT 10SM FEW050 FEW140 SCT210 BKN250 30/17 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03000172 10300 20222 58012=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1894
Departure
Raleigh/Durham, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N167AN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
KCLT
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