Kalitta B773 at Cincinnati on Jul 19th 2026, tail strike on go around
Last Update: July 21, 2026 / 11:11:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
Kalitta Air
Flight number
K4-264
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Cincinnati, United States
Aircraft Registration
N778CK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
Airport ICAO Code
KCVG
The aircraft is still on the ground in Cincinnati about 33 hours after landing.
The FAA reported: "Kalitta Air Flight 264 landed safely at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport around 8:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, July 19, after the tail of the Boeing 777-300ER scraped the runway during a go-around. The flight departed from Brussels Airport in Belgium. The FAA will investigate."
Metars:
KCVG 200052Z 09008KT 6SM HZ FEW045 26/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02560183 $=
KCVG 192352Z 09008KT 6SM HZ SCT047 27/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02670183 10294 20267 53005 $=
KCVG 192252Z 07005KT 3SM HZ FEW045 FEW065 27/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 SLP128 T02720178 $=
KCVG 192152Z 08008KT 3SM HZ FEW040 SCT060 28/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 SLP126 T02780183 $=
KCVG 192052Z 3SM HZ FEW045 SCT060 29/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 SLP125 T02940178 58017 $=
KCVG 191952Z 35009KT 3SM HZ FEW040 28/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 5 SLP132 T02830183 $=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
Kalitta Air
Flight number
K4-264
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Cincinnati, United States
Aircraft Registration
N778CK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
Airport ICAO Code
KCVG
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