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Unintended Tail Dragger: Prolonged Tail Strike at Milan

Fear of Landing

AUGUST 2, 2024

The eleven-year-old Boeing 777-300ER, owned by Latam Airlines and registered in Brazil as PT-MUG, was operating flight LA8073 from Milan to São Paulo, Brazil. As they were already at take-off speed and with most of the runway behind them, the crew continued in hopes of getting the aircraft into the air.

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Tail Lift Runway V Speed

Rotation Gone Wrong: The Critical Error Behind LATAM’s Milan Tail Strike

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On the 9th of July 2024, flight LA8073, operated by the Chilean airline LATAM, departed from Milano Malpensa for a passenger flight to São Paulo, Brazil. This transition of lifting off is called rotation. These V-speeds need to be calculated for every flight. The key take-off speeds are V 1 , V 2 and V R.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway

Unintended Tail Dragger: Prolonged Tail Strike at Milan

Rotation Gone Wrong: The Critical Error Behind LATAM’s Milan Tail Strike

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