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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 2021 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Eva Air |
| Registration: | B-16227 |
| MSN: | 7344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 169 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Guam-A.B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM/PGUM) -
 Guam
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) |
| Guam-A.B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM/PGUM) | |
| Investigating agency: | TTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
EVA Air flight BR20, an Airbus A321, suffered a tailstrike on landing at Guam International Airport.
The aircraft first positioned for an approach and landing on runway 06R. This landing was aborted at 15:35 hours local time. Flight BR20 then circled for an approach and landing on runway 24L, which was accomplished at 15:53.
Weather about the incident time (0535Z):
PGUM 140554Z 13015G20KT 10SM -RA BKN030 28/26 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB38 SLP081 6//// T02780261 56007 PNO $
PGUM 140454Z 13007KT 10SM SCT040 29/26 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP081 T02890261 $
Accident investigation:
Sources:
https://taiwanenglishnews.com/eva-airliner-tail-strike-on-landing-at-guam-airport/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/b-16227#28c6b628
https://www.ttsb.gov.tw/media/4955/br20_preliminary-report_chinese-and-english.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 April 2023 | B-16227 | EVA Air | 0 | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2021 05:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2021 06:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 15-Aug-2021 06:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 15-Aug-2021 06:44 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 15-Aug-2021 06:48 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 30-Nov-2021 20:29 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 06-Jun-2022 09:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Feb-2025 09:41 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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