Dramatic video footage from Milan Malpensa Airport showed a ‘severe tail strike’ impacting a LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300.
“The Boeing aircraft is seen performing the rotation too early making the tail to strike the runway for 10 seconds before finally climbing,” AIRLIVE wrote.
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Per AIRLIVE:
As the tower noticed the pilots, the B777 climbed to 6,000 ft before circling for about one hour. It landed back at Milan on runway 35R one hour and 9 minutes after departure.
The aircraft reportedly suffered significant damage and has been grounded since.
On July 9, #LATAM Boeing 777-300 (PT-MUG) flight #LA8073 to #SaoPaulo suffered a tailstrike during takeoff from #Milan Malpensa Airport. The aircraft entered a hold pattern for several minutes, and about 75 minutes later, it finally safely landed at Malpensa.
🎥 via @JacdecNew pic.twitter.com/ZDKwjy3lAf
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) July 12, 2024
2024-07-09: LATAM Brazil Boeing 777-300 (PT-MUG, built 2012) experienced a tailstrike during rotation for take-off on runway 35L at Milan-Malpensa Intl AP (LIMC), Italy. Flight #LA8073 to Sao Paulo-GRU entered a hold at 6000 ft to dump fuel and safely landed on runway 35R after… pic.twitter.com/7mB4Gzfy5n
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) July 9, 2024
Zero Hedge translated the caption from the video posted by local media outlet VareseNews:
The accident which occurred at Malpensa at 1.32pm on Tuesday 9 July is part of a codified type of accident, called “tail strike”: it occurs when the tail of a plane touches the runway during take-off or landing. This type of accident can cause significant damage to the aircraft structure, compromising its integrity and safety. During a tail strike, the lower part of the rear fuselage, including the tail, suffers a direct impact with the ground, causing abrasions, deformations and, in more serious cases, failure of the structure.
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