AAIB Bulletin 5/2012 EW/C2011/01/03, Airbus A300-B4-622R, TF-ELK, East Midlands UK, 10 Jan 2011

AAIB Bulletin 5/2012 EW/C2011/01/03, Airbus A300-B4-622R, TF-ELK, East Midlands UK, 10 Jan 2011

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AAIB (UK)
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Accident Reports Human Factors Loss of Control Airworthiness

Tailstrike. On 10 January 2011, an Airbus A300-600 being operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic on a scheduled cargo flight from Belfast Aldergrove to East Midlands made a bounced touchdown on runway 09 at destination after a final approach in night VMC followed by a go around which was conducted with considerable difficulty in establishing a climb and involved the shutting down of the right hand engine because of abnormal thrust reverser indications. To obtain the benefit of an into wind runway for the subsequent single engine landing, a diversion to London Stansted was made without further event. None of the three occupants were injured but tail strike damage to the fuselage was discovered after landing.

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