Shovkoviy AN12 at Chernovtsy on Jul 29th 2012, tail strike
Last Update: August 20, 2012 / 21:52:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 29, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Shovkoviy Airlines
Flight number
S8-2106
Departure
Corlu, Turkey
Destination
Chernovtsy, Ukraine
Aircraft Registration
UR-CGX
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-12
ICAO Type Designator
AN12
Ukraine's Ministry of Transport rated the occurrence an incident in their monthly bulletin and reported that evidence of a tail strike was found. The tail section sustained abrasions. The investigation determined that after touchdown a left cross wind caught the aircraft prompting the commander to provide correcting control inputs but also to inadvertently increase the pitch angle.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 29, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Shovkoviy Airlines
Flight number
S8-2106
Departure
Corlu, Turkey
Destination
Chernovtsy, Ukraine
Aircraft Registration
UR-CGX
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-12
ICAO Type Designator
AN12
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