Delta B739 at Atlanta on May 23rd 2017, tail strike on landing
Last Update: May 24, 2017 / 18:16:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1546
Departure
Phoenix, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N802DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The FAA reported the damage is being assessed.
Metars:
KATL 232252Z 18009KT 10SM FEW020 FEW028 SCT200 23/18 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP044 T02280178=
KATL 232220Z 17008KT 10SM FEW018TCU SCT025 SCT200 23/18 A2969 RMK AO2 TCU VC NW T02280178=
KATL 232152Z 18004KT 10SM SCT018TCU BKN025 BKN200 22/18 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP048 TCU N-NE T02220183=
KATL 232052Z 20005KT 10SM FEW015 SCT040 BKN050 22/18 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP056 CB DSNT N 60000 T02220178 58008=
KATL 231952Z 21006KT 10SM FEW015 BKN030 OVC070 21/18 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02110178=
KATL 231852Z 20007KT 10SM FEW010 BKN020 BKN070 BKN250 21/18 A2975 RMK AO2 RAE1758 SLP068 P0000 T02110183=
KATL 231752Z 14004KT 10SM -RA FEW010 BKN030 BKN070 BKN250 20/18 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP065 P0004 60043 T02000183 10200 20194 58031=
KATL 231721Z 00000KT 8SM -RA SCT007 BKN016 OVC090 19/18 A2978 RMK AO2 P0002 T01940183=
KATL 231719Z 00000KT 8SM -RA SCT007 BKN065 OVC100 19/18 A2978 RMK AO2 P0002 T01940183=
KATL 231706Z 24003KT 5SM -RA BR BKN009 BKN023 OVC070 19/19 A2979 RMK AO2 P0002 T01940189=
KATL 231652Z 20004KT 6SM -RA BR FEW005 SCT030 OVC080 19/19 A2979 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP081 P0014 T01940189=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1546
Departure
Phoenix, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N802DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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