ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184545
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| Date: | 12-FEB-2016 |
| Time: | 11:29 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-251N |
| Owner/operator: | Airbus |
| Registration: | D-AVXB |
| MSN: | 6839 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, Pyrénées-Orientales 66 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS/LFBO) |
| Perpignan Airport (PGF/LFMP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Airbus A321neo prototpe, registration D-AVXB, sustained damage during a tailstrike incident on landing at runway 33 at Perpignan Airport (PGF), France. The aircraft operated on a test flight from Toulouse.
The aircraft was ferried back to Toulouse on February 15 for repairs.
SA 12/02/2016 11:00->
METAR LFMP 121100Z AUTO 33005KT 300V030 9999 -RA FEW013///
SCT054/// BKN070/// ///CB 11/08 Q1002=
SA 12/02/2016 10:30->
METAR LFMP 121030Z AUTO 28007KT 9999 -RA FEW046/// SCT070///
BKN086/// ///TCU 10/08 Q1002=
SA 12/02/2016 10:00->
METAR LFMP 121000Z AUTO 27006KT 9999 FEW084/// SCT180///
///TCU 11/08 Q1002
Sources:
http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/first-a321neo-suffers-tail-strike-out-service-weeks
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-tail-struck-a321neo-grounded-for-a-few-w-421982/_/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/d-avxb/
https://www.lindependant.fr/2016/02/16/incident-technique-a-l-atterrissage-pour-l-a321-neo-d-airbus-en-test-a-perpignan,2157582.php
Media:
tail strike : "la" photo 📷Didier Page #perpignanPGFhttps://t.co/82xjdsHplP@RwandAnFlyer @Frenchpainter pic.twitter.com/oKHPKsTus4
— tous les airs y sont (@hydra_66) February 17, 2016
#a321neo à #PerpignanPGF 15/02/2016 pic.twitter.com/sEqeIpbPZd
— tous les airs y sont (@hydra_66) February 15, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2016 22:38 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 17-Feb-2016 08:24 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2016 11:53 | hydra | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Feb-2016 12:10 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 19-Feb-2016 11:58 | hydra | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2023 00:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
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