US Airways A321 at Las Vegas on Apr 5th 2013, tail strike on landing
Last Update: April 9, 2020 / 12:21:55 GMT/Zulu time
A US Airways Airbus A321-200, registration N560UW performing flight US-1733 from Charlotte,NC to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 186 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Las Vegas' runway 25L at about 12:50L (19:50Z) but struck its tail onto the runway on touchd...
A US Airways Airbus A321-200, registration N560UW performing flight US-1733 from Charlotte,NC to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 186 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Las Vegas' runway 25L at about 12:50L (19:50Z) but struck its tail onto the runway on touchd
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 5, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport
Zurich International Airport
Airport ICAO Code
AFTZ
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