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Date of event 08AUG2019
N717FR
Flight 1187
Pwm - mco
Overview: on 08 August 2019, N717FR experienced a hard landing, which resulted into a fuselage and a tail strike, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were noted.
Details: approach to 18R, rain shafted to right of runway. Aircraft ahead reported smooth in rain under cloud. Flight crew didn?t think there was much vertical buildup to the cloud, affirming the preceding aircraft?s ride report. That same aircraft later reported loss of airspeed on final, followed by an ATC report of wind-shear on 18R. Based on this information and the wind readout on the ND display, flight crew elected to switch to 18L as it appeared that the weather would continue moving to the east. Over runway 18L, just under 30 feet and thrust coming to idle, captain felt the airplane drop/sink, so captain applied toga and began the go-around. As the engines spooled, the aircraft bounced on the runway. Captain elected o-around and circled back to 17L. ATC told to circle back to 18R. Flight crew then heard from ATC that the wind was a 16 knot tailwind. Crew told ATC they were unable to accept that tailwind, which elected another missed approach from intermediate altitude (just below 2,000?). ATC directed flight 1187 to the south, then east, then back to 35R. Third approach was to 35R with a successful landing. Upon landing, the first officer performed the post-flight walk-around and found the tail strike damage. Crew contacted maintenance and wrote it up in the logbook for maintenance inspection.
As the FAA filed it
DATE OF EVENT 08AUG2019
N717FR
FLIGHT 1187
PWM - MCO
OVERVIEW: ON 08 AUGUST 2019, N717FR EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING, WHICH RESULTED INTO A FUSELAGE AND A TAIL STRIKE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE NOTED.
DETAILS: APPROACH TO 18R, RAIN SHAFTED TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT AHEAD REPORTED SMOOTH IN RAIN UNDER CLOUD. FLIGHT CREW DIDN?T THINK THERE WAS MUCH VERTICAL BUILDUP TO THE CLOUD, AFFIRMING THE PRECEDING AIRCRAFT?S RIDE REPORT. THAT SAME AIRCRAFT LATER REPORTED LOSS OF AIRSPEED ON FINAL, FOLLOWED BY AN ATC REPORT OF WIND-SHEAR ON 18R. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION AND THE WIND READOUT ON THE ND DISPLAY, FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO SWITCH TO 18L AS IT APPEARED THAT THE WEATHER WOULD CONTINUE MOVING TO THE EAST. OVER RUNWAY 18L, JUST UNDER 30 FEET AND THRUST COMING TO IDLE, CAPTAIN FELT THE AIRPLANE DROP/SINK, SO CAPTAIN APPLIED TOGA AND BEGAN THE GO-AROUND. AS THE ENGINES SPOOLED, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY. CAPTAIN ELECTED O-AROUND AND CIRCLED BACK TO 17L. ATC TOLD TO CIRCLE BACK TO 18R. FLIGHT CREW THEN HEARD FROM ATC THAT THE WIND WAS A 16 KNOT TAILWIND. CREW TOLD ATC THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCEPT THAT TAILWIND, WHICH ELECTED ANOTHER MISSED APPROACH FROM INTERMEDIATE ALTITUDE (JUST BELOW 2,000?). ATC DIRECTED FLIGHT 1187 TO THE SOUTH, THEN EAST, THEN BACK TO 35R. THIRD APPROACH WAS TO 35R WITH A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. UPON LANDING, THE FIRST OFFICER PERFORMED THE POST-FLIGHT WALK-AROUND AND FOUND THE TAIL STRIKE DAMAGE. CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AND WROTE IT UP IN THE LOGBOOK FOR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION.
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