Ryanair B738 at Krakow on Mar 31st 2013, tail scrape on takeoff

Last Update: April 2, 2013 / 17:10:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-1902

Departure
Krakow, Poland

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
EI-DWV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DWV performing flight FR-1902 from Krakow (Poland) to Dublin (Ireland) with 125 passengers and 6 crew, was departing Krakow's runway 25 at 13:09L (11:09Z) when during rotation for takeoff the tail of the aircraft contacted the runway surface. The crew continued the takeoff, stopped the climb at 5000 feet and returned to Krakow for a safe landing on runway 25 about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DCZ reached Dublin with a delay of 8:15 hours.

The incident aircraft resumed service the following day after about 28 hours on the ground.

The airline confirmed the aircraft suffered a minor tail scrape resulting in minor damage to the tail skid assembly. The incident was reported to the IAA (Irish Aviation Authority) and AAIU (Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit) the same day, an investigation has been opened.

A frequent traveller seated in the back of the cabin reported that there was a lot of wet snow around the aerodrome at the time of departure. The aircraft did not seem to accelerate as usual, when the aircraft finally rotated the passenger heard a loud bang and felt a jolt from underneath, the cabin went cold quite suddenly. The aircraft landed back about 30 minutes later, the passengers were well looked after by the airline.

Metars:
EPKK 311300Z 03005KT 6000 -PL FEW006 BKN008 01/M00 Q1000 R25/29//95
EPKK 311230Z 03006KT 8000 FEW006 BKN008 01/00 Q1000 R25/29//95
EPKK 311200Z 03005KT 5000 -RASN BR FEW005 BKN007 00/00 Q1000 R25/29//95
EPKK 311130Z 04006KT 2500 -PL BR BKN007 00/00 Q1000 R25/29//95
EPKK 311100Z 03005KT 2500 -SN BR FEW003 BKN006 00/M00 Q1001 RESN R25/29//95
EPKK 311030Z 04006KT 1600 SN BR FEW002 BKN005 00/M00 Q1001 R25/29//95
EPKK 311000Z 05004KT 3000 -RASN BR BKN006 00/M01 Q1002 R25/29//95
EPKK 310930Z 05010KT 3500 -RASN BR SCT007 BKN012 00/M01 Q1001 R25/29//95
EPKK 310900Z 04012KT 340V060 3500 -SN BR SCT007 BKN012 M00/M01 Q1001 R25/29//95
EPKK 310830Z 05012KT 3000 -SN BR BKN006 BKN012 M00/M01 Q1002 R25/55//36
EPKK 310800Z 04012KT 1800 -SN BR BKN006 BKN012 M00/M01 Q1002 R25/55//36
EPKK 310730Z 05012KT 1600 R25/1400 -SN BR BKN005 BKN012 M00/M01 Q1002 RESN R25/55//36
EPKK 310700Z 04011KT 1600 SN BR BKN005 BKN010 M00/M01 Q1003 R25/55//36
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-DWV
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
BOEING 737-8AS
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-1902

Departure
Krakow, Poland

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
EI-DWV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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