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Incident to the ATR72 registered PR-AKO operated by Azul Linhas Aereas on 22/11/2023 at Recife

Tailstrike at landing

Responsible entity

Brazil - CENIPA

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

The aircraft took off from SBAR (Santa Maria Aerodrome, Aracaju, State of Sergipe) bound for SBRF (Guararapes - Gilberto Freire Airport, Recife, State of Pernambuco) on a regular public air transport flight. Upon landing, the aircraft sustained a tail-strike.