Tailstrike Incident Airbus A320-214 ES-SAL, Thursday 31 July 2014

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Date:	Thursday 31 July 2014
Time:
Type:	Airbus A320-214
Owner/operator:	SmartLynx Airlines Estonia
Registration:	ES-SAL
MSN:	566
Year of manufacture:	1995
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Incident
Location:	Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL/EETN) - Estonia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Burgas (BOJ)
Destination airport:	Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL/EETN)
Investigating agency:	ESIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A SmartLynx Airbus A320, operating flight MYX568 from Burgas, Bulgaria to Tallinn, Estonia, was damaged in a tailstrike incident on landing.
The flight was cleared to land on runway 08 with a reported wind direction of 190 degrees, at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots.
the aircraft bounced after the initial touchdown. At an angle of attack of 12.7° the aircraft touched down 525 m past the approach end of the runway. The underside of the rear fuselage was damaged when the tail struck the runway.

Accident investigation: