Narrative:
Frontier Airlines flight 1187, an Airbus A321-200, suffered a tailstrike on landing at Orlando International Airport, Florida, USA.
The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 18L and touched down hard at 17:29 UTC. The flight crew performed a go around and circled for an approach to runway 17L but this approach was aborted at 17:40. The flight then circled for an approach and landing on runway 35R at 17:53.
It was reported that an airplane that landed on the parallel runway just before the accident aircraft reported windshear.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service on December 14, 2019.
Probable Cause: Encountering gusty conditions at a low altitude during landing and the crews decision to do a go-around at a low altitude with an excessive rotation rate.
Runway mishap
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KMCO 081653Z 29007KT 10SM -RA SCT033TCU BKN250 31/24 A3000 RMK AO2 RAB48 SLP156 TCU ALQDS P0000 T03110239
18:19 UTC / 14:19 local time:
KMCO 081819Z 28005KT 10SM TS FEW035CB FEW090 BKN250 31/25 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E RAE06 TSB19 OCNL LTGCG SE TS SE MOV E TCU NE-E VCSH SE P0001 T03110250
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 8 August 2019 |
| Time: | 13:29 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 (WL) |
| Operator: | Frontier Airlines |
| Registration: | N717FR |
| MSN: | 7536 |
| First flight: | 2017-01-31 (2 years 6 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9504 |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-5B3/3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 225 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 232 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Portland International Jetport, ME (PWM/KPWM), United States of America |
| Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | F91187 |
Frontier Airlines flight 1187, an Airbus A321-200, suffered a tailstrike on landing at Orlando International Airport, Florida, USA.
The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 18L and touched down hard at 17:29 UTC. The flight crew performed a go around and circled for an approach to runway 17L but this approach was aborted at 17:40. The flight then circled for an approach and landing on runway 35R at 17:53.
It was reported that an airplane that landed on the parallel runway just before the accident aircraft reported windshear.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service on December 14, 2019.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: Encountering gusty conditions at a low altitude during landing and the crews decision to do a go-around at a low altitude with an excessive rotation rate.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
» NTSB» Flightaware
METAR Weather report:
16:53 UTC / 12:53 local time:KMCO 081653Z 29007KT 10SM -RA SCT033TCU BKN250 31/24 A3000 RMK AO2 RAB48 SLP156 TCU ALQDS P0000 T03110239
18:19 UTC / 14:19 local time:
KMCO 081819Z 28005KT 10SM TS FEW035CB FEW090 BKN250 31/25 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E RAE06 TSB19 OCNL LTGCG SE TS SE MOV E TCU NE-E VCSH SE P0001 T03110250
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from FlightAware.
Distance from Portland International Jetport, ME to Orlando International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1942 km (1214 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Portland International Jetport, ME to Orlando International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1942 km (1214 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.
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