CATHAY PACIFIC TAIL STRIKE IN EARLY JULY CLASSIFIED AS ‘ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT’

Hong Kong’s air safety watchdog has classified a tail strike involving a Cathay Pacific Airways passenger jet during an aborted landing at the city’s airport this month as “abnormal runway contact”, according to a… The Air Accident Investigation Authority published its report on Friday on the July 3 incident involving flight CX509, carrying 203 passengers and 12 crew, from Tokyo’s Narita airport.

News - South China Morning Post reports that hong Kong’s air safety watchdog has classified a tail strike involving a Cathay Pacific Airways passenger jet during an aborted landing at the city’s airport this month as “abnormal runway contact”, according to a…

The report adds: The Air Accident Investigation Authority published its report on Friday on the July 3 incident involving flight CX509, carrying 203 passengers and 12 crew, from Tokyo’s Narita airport.

During an aborted landing – known as a “go-around” in aviation – in adverse...

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