Air Asia A320 at Kuala Lumpur on Nov 18th 2014, tail strike on landing
Last Update: December 5, 2014 / 19:38:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-5123
Departure
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-AJN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft received substantial damage when during the balked landing the tail struck onto the runway.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Kuala Lumpur (standing Dec 5th).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-5123
Departure
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-AJN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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