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| Date: | Saturday 20 August 2005 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-225 |
| Owner/operator: | Excel Airways, lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic |
| Registration: | TF-ARD |
| MSN: | 22211/74 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 238 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Palma, Majorca -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI/LEPA) |
| London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had just been prepared after a flight earlier in the morning. The crew taxied and lined up safely. An Airbus A321 that had been cleared before the 757 detected some slight weather ahead and decided to make a slight turn. As the 757 reached about 3000ft the aircraft struck a severe hail storm. The hail caused substantial damage to the radome, Windscreen, And Landing Lights. The crew decided to continue to London and they would land safely.
Probable Cause:
The weather radar not properly detecting the hail preventing the crew from avoiding it.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb8440f0b61342000775/Boeing_757-225__TF-ARD_06-06.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1997 | G-OOOV | Air 2000 Ltd | 0 | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2024 17:05 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 20-Sep-2024 17:06 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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