Last updated: 18 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 11 December 2018 |
| Time: | 14:54 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-333ER |
| Operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-FITW |
| C/n / msn: | 35298/638 |
| First flight: | 2007-05-22 (11 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric GE90-115B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 393 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG) ( Hong Kong)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ), Canada |
| Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong | |
| Flightnumber: | AC015 |
Air Canada flight AC15, a Boeing 777-300ER, suffered a tailstrike while landing on runway 07R at Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport. The aircraft was able to taxi to the gate normally. The return flight was cancelled, as the aircraft sustained structural damage requiring a major repair.
Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
» TSB A18F0282METAR Weather report:
06:00 UTC / 14:30 local time:VHHH 110630Z 33012KT 9999 FEW040 18/10 Q1020 NOSIG
07:00 UTC / 15:00 local time:
VHHH 110700Z 33016KT 9999 FEW040 18/10 Q1020 NOSIG
Photos
Video, social media
TAIL STRIKE
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) 11 december 2018
Air Canada #AC15 from Toronto struck runway with their tail while landing in Hong Kong. Pilot reported “right on landing... we ended up with a tail strike”. No injuries reported. Outbound flight to Toronto #AC16 canceled. Aircraft tail damaged.
C-FITW Boeing 777-300 pic.twitter.com/pO2sebjG9T
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON to Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport as the crow flies is 12461 km (7788 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON to Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport as the crow flies is 12461 km (7788 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
