Astana A320 at Istanbul on Sep 25th 2012, tail strike on landing
Last Update: September 26, 2012 / 12:31:33 GMT/Zulu time
An Air Astana Airbus A320-200, registration P4-XAS performing flight KC-869 from Atyrau (Kazakhstan) to Istanbul (Turkey) with 136 passengers and 8 crew, landed on Ataturk Airport's runway 05 but struck its tail onto the runway at 10:20L (07:20Z). Th...
An Air Astana Airbus A320-200, registration P4-XAS performing flight KC-869 from Atyrau (Kazakhstan) to Istanbul (Turkey) with 136 passengers and 8 crew, landed on Ataturk Airport's runway 05 but struck its tail onto the runway at 10:20L (07:20Z). Th
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2012
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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