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| Date: | Tuesday 12 April 2016 |
| Time: | 22:31 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-85C (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Xiamen Airlines |
| Registration: | B-5302 |
| MSN: | 35049/2271 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG) -
 China
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hangzhou Airport (HGH/ZSHC) |
| Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Xiamen Airlines flight MF8381 sustained damage in a tail strike occurrence during an attempted landing at Guangzhou Airport, China.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, landed on runway 01 at Guangzhou at 22:31 (14:31 UTC). The aircraft bounced and a go around was executed. During this manoeuvre the tail contacted the runway.
The aircraft climbed to 5000 feet and entered a holding pattern before touching accomplishing a normal landing at 23:01 (15:01 UTC).
Weather at the time of the bounced landing was reported as follows:
METAR ZGGG 121430Z 06002MPS 4000 -RA BR SCT008 OVC023 21/21 Q1007 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/mf8381/#963c345
http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/51/51988.html
http://www.caac.gov.cn/XWZX/MHYW/201605/t20160505_37076.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2016 09:17 | ryan | Added |
| 20-Apr-2016 09:22 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2016 09:25 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 05-May-2016 13:35 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
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