Narrative:
JetBlue Airways flight 1748, an Airbus A320-232, suffered a tailstrike on takeoff from Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport, Colorado, USA.
The aircraft began the takeoff roll on runway 10 at 11:57 local time (18:57 UTC). The aircraft became airborne in a hard right-hand banking turn and climbed away to the right of the runway. The flight climbed to FL310 and the flight crew decided to divert to Denver International Airport, Colorado, where it landed safely at 12:43 (19:43 UTC).
As flight 1748 was rolling for takeoff on runway 10, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (N350J) was approaching from the opposite side for a landing on runway 28. ADS-B data suggest that the King Air was about 5300 m (2.86 nm) short of the threshold of runway 28 when JetBlue 1748 started rolling for takeoff on runway 10.
Horizontal separation when the two aircraft passed, was about 800 m.
Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport is a non-towered airport with a CTAF frequency. Instrument approaches are handles by Denver Center.
Runway mishap
KHDN 221756Z AUTO 21005KT 8SM -SN FEW003 M11/M14 A3037 RMK AO2 SNB11 SLP364 P0000 60000 T11061144 11072 21144 51008 FZRANO
19:23 UTC / 12:23 local time:
KHDN 221923Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM BKN003 M06/M14 A3035 RMK AO2 FZRANO
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 22 January 2022 |
| Time: | 11:57 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Operator: | JetBlue Airways |
| Registration: | N760JB |
| MSN: | 3659 |
| First flight: | 2008-10-07 (13 years 4 months) |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2527-A5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport, CO (HDN) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport, CO (HDN/KHDN), United States of America |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | B61748 |
JetBlue Airways flight 1748, an Airbus A320-232, suffered a tailstrike on takeoff from Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport, Colorado, USA.
The aircraft began the takeoff roll on runway 10 at 11:57 local time (18:57 UTC). The aircraft became airborne in a hard right-hand banking turn and climbed away to the right of the runway. The flight climbed to FL310 and the flight crew decided to divert to Denver International Airport, Colorado, where it landed safely at 12:43 (19:43 UTC).
As flight 1748 was rolling for takeoff on runway 10, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (N350J) was approaching from the opposite side for a landing on runway 28. ADS-B data suggest that the King Air was about 5300 m (2.86 nm) short of the threshold of runway 28 when JetBlue 1748 started rolling for takeoff on runway 10.
Horizontal separation when the two aircraft passed, was about 800 m.
Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport is a non-towered airport with a CTAF frequency. Instrument approaches are handles by Denver Center.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
» FlightawareMETAR Weather report:
17:56 UTC / 10:56 local time:KHDN 221756Z AUTO 21005KT 8SM -SN FEW003 M11/M14 A3037 RMK AO2 SNB11 SLP364 P0000 60000 T11061144 11072 21144 51008 FZRANO
19:23 UTC / 12:23 local time:
KHDN 221923Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM BKN003 M06/M14 A3035 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from Flightradar24.
Distance from Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport, CO to Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 2944 km (1840 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport, CO to Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 2944 km (1840 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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