AV Web

MARCH 19, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has posted its Preliminary Report on the runway incursion and near-collision involving a Flexjet Challenger 350 and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW). Further confusing the issue, what used to be Runway 31R is now Taxiway H, so there is no longer a Runway 31R.

Runway 81

Runway Clearance Final Approach Approach 81

Simple Flying

JULY 24, 2024

A LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER suffered a significant tail strike incident at Milans largest airport on July 9th with a video of the incident showing the aircraft scraping the tail against the surface of the runway for a significant distance as it attempted to climb out of its departure airport.

Tail 119

Tail Runway Airline Airlines 119

Fear of Landing

AUGUST 2, 2024

I’ve never seen a tail strike quite so… prolonged. The CCTV surveillance footage captured the aircraft attempting to take off from runway 35L. The nose is high in the air with the Boeing’s tail scraping along the runway as a grey plume of smoke forms. Screenshot courtesy of Flightradar24.com

Tail 97

Tail Lift Runway V Speed 97

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 13, 2025

Oftentimes, the shopper specifies that they want to be able to carry multiple, full-sized adult passengers, access relatively short runways, and fly cross-countries at a reasonably quick speed. A GPS/COM provides some modern navigation capability, and a uAvionix Tail Beacon provides ADS-B out functionality, unlocking access to all airspace.

Tail 105

Tail Airplanes General Aviation Runway 105

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The aircraft was powered by three General Electric CF6 turbofan engines, with one mounted under each wing and a third located above the rear fuselage in the base of the tail. On scanning the engine instruments, it quickly became apparent that the number two tail-mounted engine had failed.

Runway 288

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 288

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Whether it is a short Cub flight to the north for Coopers Bar-B-Que, a true Texas pit grilling experience, or a quick hop over to a makeshift, 1,000-foot grass runway paralleling the road at the local winery, you are sure to be entertained throughout your training. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

BREAKING : Two Delta Airlines planes collide on runway at Georgia airport. the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350.

Tail 117

Tail Jet Air Traffic Control Clearance 117

Aerotime

JULY 30, 2024

Three Delta planes were on standby to depart from Runway 16L at SLC Airport. The Delta 2046 pilot informed the controllers that they could depart from the Hotel 12 intersection on Runway 16L, ahead of the other two aircraft. Delta 2046, that’s fine, runway – and you have access now?” air traffic control responded. “We

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Air Traffic Control Runway Knot Tail 281

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

Many years ago, while working my way through college pumping avgas at the local airport, I discovered that one of our university deans owned a diminutive two-seat, twin-tailed airplanean Ercoupe. ERCO), Weick refined the design into the low-wing, twin-tailed beauty whose distinctive looks are unmistakable.

Rudder 105

Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

Simple Flying

JULY 12, 2024

A LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER suffered a significant tail strike incident in Milan, Italy, with a video of the incident showing the aircraft scraping the tail against the surface of the runway as it attempted to climb out of its departure airport.

Tail 92

Tail Runway Airline Airlines 92

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

AviationWG / X Photos posted on X show the three aircraft with wings, tails, and horizontal stabilizers removed with cranes being used to lift the carcasses of the aircraft onto the trailers for their ignominious final journeys.

Horizontal Stabilizer 311

Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Lift Tail 311

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

The aircraft was slightly below the glide slope, but on the visual segment of the approach and tracking the runway centerline. As was seen in video footage of the incident the aircraft then began to slide along the runway and rolled to the right until it became inverted. to the right, the TSB said.

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Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer 280

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

On Tuesday, October 29, an arriving Airbus A300-600F operating from Ontario to Louisville encountered a tail strike as it touched down on runway 17R. The aircraft was able to roll on without further incident and has remained grounded since.

Tail 81

Tail Runway 81

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

At the time of the accident, winds were at an angle of 270 degrees (the runway was at an angle of 230 degrees), at 28 knots, gusting to 35 knots. The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold. The TSB also emphasizes that accidents rarely stem from a single cause. What do we know about the final seconds of the flight?

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Descent Threshold Knot Flight Deck 104

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 22, 2024

I think Japan Airlines absolutely nails the domestic first class product, from the free Wi-Fi and tail camera, to the super friendly service, to the seat comfort. Our departure was super quick we started our taxi at 8:20PM, and by 8:25PM we were barreling down runway 1L. It was quite an adventure to watch the tail camera.

Airline 117

Airline Airlines Tail Descent 117

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The white light is located on the aircrafts tail and sometimes additionally on the wingtips, facing backward (aft). These lights are only used during flight and on the runway, as they are too bright for use on the ground, particularly at night. The right wingtip contains the green light, with the red light located on the left wingtip.

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Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Runway Pilot 111

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The new bomber design, which was internally designated as the Model 32, also adapted the Corregidor’s twin tail design, and had twin internal bomb bays compared to the B-17’s one. Originally flown under the historic schemes for All American and The Dragon and His Tail , it is now painted as Witchcraft.

Tail 98

Tail Airfoil Drag Ceiling 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

Horizontal Stabilizer 111

Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I got the fan turning then set up my video cameras, having forgot my tail tie down camera. Winds were calm so I decided on runway three-two for departure. According to the AWOS the winds were calm at Cape May so I set up for runway one and continued inbound. The oil was now at 121 degrees so I was good for my taxi and run up.

Runway 92

Runway Tail Hangar Approach 92

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

As seen from the aircrafts tail, the vortex rotates in the anti-clockwise direction on the right wingtip and the clockwise direction on the left wingtip. After one aircraft lands, the tailwind pushes the vortices forward into the runways touchdown zone. This distance is measured when the preceding aircraft is over the runway threshold.

Turbulence 97

Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As we pushed back, the colors popped on the various tails parked down the row of gates, and we sat in line for takeoff with the low sun angle perfectly lighting a yellow Spirit Airbus against an ominous dark sky, save for the rainbow that arched high across the vista. Our numbers matched.

Runway 71

Runway Approach Knot Jet 71

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By October 1959, it went to Fawcett Aviation’s Illawarra Flying School in New South Wales where, between 1959 and about 1979, flew with the civil registration VH-BOY and the slogan “Fly Illawarra” on the tail fin. On June 5, 1976, it ran off the end of the runway and required a rebuild.

Tail 98

Tail Runway Pilot 98

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

When discussing ground incidents that can cause damage, we are not referring to hard landings, runway excursions, or tail strikes. It also does not concern damage suffered to the aircraft while moving under its own power and does not include:

Tail 105

Tail Runway 105

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Benton's airport is a smooth, beautifully maintained grass runway located in the hills of northeast Pennsylvania. At 2200 feet long, the runway is shorter than most of our club members are accustomed to, but is nonetheless manageable. The day was clear, calm, and dry -- a perfect combination for an excursion to a grass runway.

Runway 76

Runway Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 76

Cranky Flier

JANUARY 31, 2025

American Flight 5342 Crashes with Helicopter on Approach at DCA American Eagle Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ-700 with tail number N709PS, operated by American’s wholly-owned subsidiary PSA Airlines had a mid-air collision with a United States Army Sikorsky VH-60M Black Hawk just before 9 p.m.

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Approach Runway Pilot Tail 130

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 18, 2025

As I fired up the APU, Hanna made an announcement explaining that I was starting an engine in the tail and told them the things they might expect to see, feel, and hear as we started engines on the airplanethe sound of spooling turbines, changes in air conditioning flow, and flicker of lights as we shifted power sources.

Runway 74

Runway Airplanes Flight Deck Pilot 74

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

It shows the helicopter flying normally, aligned to the runway, and then begin a gentle climb. The pilot told the airport tower controller that he may need the runway. The controller asked the pilot to report when two miles out and to expect runway 28. It rotated several times before crashing into the grass north of runway 28.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 94

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The ramp is empty, so I ask if hed like to taxi us to the departure end of the runway. Andrew with the Taylorcraft in the 1980s, before it received the checkerboard tail. The main road between the houses is the old runway. Without an electrical system, starting the Continental A-65 is hand prop only.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A poster on PPRuNe asked about the landing conditions: Is it pretty much standard for operators of this particular aircraft type in the UK to land in 35 knot crosswinds on 1800m wet runways? The rudder pedals will only turn the wheels up to 7 in either direction; generally plenty for maintaining control as you reduce speed on the runway.

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Crosswind Rudder Knot Runway 52

AV Web

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Two runways remain closed but operations have resumed at Toronto Pearson International Airport after a Delta Connection CRJ 900 crashed, flipped and broke apart on landing, injuring 18 of the 80 people onboard. The plane’s wings and tail detached but the fuselage remained intact. local time. Most of the occupants were U.S.

Crosswind 98

Crosswind Runway Knot Tail 98

AV Web

JUNE 12, 2024

Most Grumman American AA1s had similar tail numbers, many ending in Lima, like mine. I called in from 10 miles out and the tower controller told me to report entering a right downwind for Runway 29. I called in from 10 miles out and the tower controller told me to report entering a right downwind for Runway 29. Easy Peasy.

Tail 98

Tail Airplanes Runway Pilot 98

AV Web

JUNE 12, 2024

Most Grumman American AA1s had similar tail numbers, many ending in Lima, like mine. I called in from 10 miles out and the tower controller told me to report entering a right downwind for Runway 29. I called in from 10 miles out and the tower controller told me to report entering a right downwind for Runway 29. Easy Peasy.

Tail 97

Tail Airplanes Runway Pilot 97

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. The steerable tailwheel turns out to be a even more essential than I had imagined: it allows me to get into the cockpit at my parking position and conduct all pre-flight checks before taxiing onto the runway for immediate takeoff.

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

On my relatively high powered Vans RV-9A , flaps are not a critical item, unless the runway is short. Taking off with full flaps makes the plane levitate off the runway at lower speed but does not create a hazard to flight. Even if the trim is mis-set, the plane is readily controlled.

Airplanes 96

Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Aileron 96

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Nobody answered on unicom, and the facilities were at the west end of the airport, so I decided on left traffic for Runway 27. I turned base early, slipped the RV-9A as hard as it would go, landed halfway down the runway, and stood on the brakes.

Weather 80

Weather Runway Knot Rudder 80

Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

This force pushes the tail to the right, causing the nose to yaw left. The same way you would counteract any of the other left turning tendencies By applying right rudder pressure to keep the nose aligned with the runway. This effect is most prominent at low airspeeds and high power settings, such as during takeoff or a go-around.

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Airplanes Rudder Torque Thrust 52

AV Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

I once had the opportunity to fly my vintage V-tail Bonanza to Washington-Dulles International Airport to report on the opening of a Signature Flight Support facility there. In any event, with winds from the north, Approach vectored me to a crosswind to downwind for Runway 01R, which was convenient for the GA ramp at the north end.

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Crosswind Runway Approach Tail 86