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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 2002 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIGO |
| MSN: | 233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 247 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Frankfurt Am Main Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB) |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While landing at Frankfurt the aircraft suffered a tailstrike. During the approach the “OVERWEIGHT LANDING” warning sounded. During the final the aircraft maintained the normal descent rate and safe speed but as the aircraft neared touchdown the crew flaired too much and suffered a tailstrike.
Conclusions
The cause of the tailstrike is attributable to the controlling pilot (PF) not consistently adhering to the takeoff or rotation technique in gusty crosswinds, with a takeoff configuration that entailed an increased risk of tailstrike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2002/Bericht_02_5X007-0.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/39223 (Photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2024 14:10 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 30-Dec-2024 14:12 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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