Tailstrike Serious incident Airbus A330-343 9V-SSI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230970
 
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Date:Monday 25 November 2019
Time:09:08 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A333 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-343
Owner/operator:Singapore Airlines
Registration: 9V-SSI
MSN: 1666
Year of manufacture:2015
Engine model:Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 295
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Serious incident
Location:Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY) -   Myanmar
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS)
Destination airport:Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY)
Investigating agency: AAIB Myanmar
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Singapore Airlines flight SQ998 suffered a tail strike on landing at Yangon Airport, Myanmar.

Primary Cause
During the landing, the pitch up inputs by the PF caused the aircraft to reach a maximum pitch angle of 10.7 degrees, resulting in the tail strike.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB Myanmar
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 11 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/9VSSI/history/20191124/2355Z/WSSS/VYYY

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Nov-2019 16:19 harro Added
07-Jun-2021 14:01 harro Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Accident report]
02-May-2023 19:25 harro Updated [[Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Accident report]]
21-Jul-2023 11:52 harro Updated [[[Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Accident report]]]

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