Tailstrike Incident Airbus A321-231 B-HTJ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193982
 
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Date:Friday 3 March 2017
Time:10:18
Type:Silhouette image of generic A321 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-231
Owner/operator:Cathay Dragon
Registration: B-HTJ
MSN: 3369
Year of manufacture:2008
Engine model:IAE V2533-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 143
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Siem Reap International Airport (REP/VDSR) -   Cambodia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH)
Destination airport:Siem Reap International Airport (REP/VDSR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Cathay Dragon flight KA248 from Hong Kong, China to Siem Reap, Cambodia suffered a tail strike incident upon landing.
The aircraft, an Airbus A321-231, touched down on runway 06 at Siem Reap International Airport about 10:18 hours (03:18 UTC) when the tail contacted the runway. The aircraft rolled out to the runway end and backtracked on the runway towards the platform.

Weather reported about the incident time:
VDSR 030200Z 12010KT 5000 BR FEW017 25/16 Q1011
>> VDSR 030300Z 13007KT 090V160 9000 NSC 27/16 Q1011
VDSR 030400Z 11005KT 070V150 9000 NSC 29/16 Q1011

Sources:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2076088/cathay-dragon-launches-probe-after-plane-suffers-tail-strike-landing
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ka248#c9ee79e

Video of the landing: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hkadb/permalink/1449452481772444/?match=bmlja3kgbGF3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2017 11:06 saven Added
05-Mar-2017 11:13 harro Updated [Time, Narrative]
05-Mar-2017 11:20 harro Updated [Source]

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