Cathay Dragon A321 at Siem Reap on Mar 3rd 2017, tail strike on landing
Last Update: March 4, 2017 / 21:34:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 3, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Cathay Dragon
Flight number
KA-248
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Aircraft Registration
B-HTJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
VDSR
Passenger Nicky Law reported the aircraft touched down hard, bounced, struck its tail onto the runway, then rolled out.
Metars:
VDSR 030500Z 14005KT 100V170 9999 FEW017 31/16 Q1010
VDSR 030430Z 15005KT 120V190 9999 FEW017 30/15 Q1010
VDSR 030400Z 11005KT 070V150 9000 NSC 29/16 Q1011
VDSR 030330Z 12006KT 090V150 9000 NSC 28/16 Q1011
VDSR 030300Z 13007KT 090V160 9000 NSC 27/16 Q1011
VDSR 030230Z 12007KT 9000 FEW017 26/17 Q1011
VDSR 030200Z 12010KT 5000 BR FEW017 25/16 Q1011
VDSR 030130Z 11009KT 5000 BR FEW017 25/17 Q1011
VDSR 030100Z 12006KT 5000 BR FEW017 24/17 Q1011
VDSR 030030Z 11007KT 5000 BR FEW017 23/18 Q1011
VDSR 030000Z 12003KT 5000 BR FEW017 22/18 Q1010
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 3, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Cathay Dragon
Flight number
KA-248
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Aircraft Registration
B-HTJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
VDSR
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