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Numerous reports on aircraft tail strike damage. Additional acn numbers are: 108470, 108484, 108498, 108526, 108527, 108560, 108566, 108588, 108612, 108643, 108645, 108714, 108750, 108751, 108792, 108794, 108795, 108807, 108810, 108823, 108931, 109026, 109029. All reports are disclaimer in nature.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108466 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 108466 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 108470 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Sometime between 4/sat and 4/sun/89 aircraft (an medium large transport) experienced a tail strike on takeoff or landing. 25 different flight crews flew the aircraft during that period. I flew that aircraft on 4/fri/89 for 3 legs on trip and experienced no tail strikes during that period. Analyst comments: over 23 reports were received on the tail damage to this aircraft. All reports indicate that no one was willing to accept the blame for the damage to the aircraft. Many locations were mentioned, such as pit, bdl, sfo, sea, lax, phl, etc. See the synopsis of this report for the applicable acn #'south for companion reports.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NUMEROUS REPORTS ON ACFT TAIL STRIKE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL ACN NUMBERS ARE: 108470, 108484, 108498, 108526, 108527, 108560, 108566, 108588, 108612, 108643, 108645, 108714, 108750, 108751, 108792, 108794, 108795, 108807, 108810, 108823, 108931, 109026, 109029. ALL REPORTS ARE DISCLAIMER IN NATURE.
Narrative: SOMETIME BTWN 4/SAT AND 4/SUN/89 ACFT (AN MLG) EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF OR LNDG. 25 DIFFERENT FLT CREWS FLEW THE ACFT DURING THAT PERIOD. I FLEW THAT ACFT ON 4/FRI/89 FOR 3 LEGS ON TRIP AND EXPERIENCED NO TAIL STRIKES DURING THAT PERIOD. ANALYST COMMENTS: OVER 23 RPTS WERE RECEIVED ON THE TAIL DAMAGE TO THIS ACFT. ALL RPTS INDICATE THAT NO ONE WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. MANY LOCATIONS WERE MENTIONED, SUCH AS PIT, BDL, SFO, SEA, LAX, PHL, ETC. SEE THE SYNOPSIS OF THIS RPT FOR THE APPLICABLE ACN #'S FOR COMPANION RPTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.