Serious incident to the Airbus A300 registered EP-MNK and operated by Mahan Air on 06/06/2018 at Mehrabad [Investigation led by AAIB / Iran]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Iranian authorities:

Tail strike during landing

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General information
Local date	06/06/2018
Responsible entity	Iran, Islamic Republic of - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Iran, Islamic Republic of
Location	AD Mehrabad
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2018-0359

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Iran, Islamic Republic Of - Mahan Air
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A300
Aircraft Registration	EP-MNK
State of registry	Iran, Islamic Republic of
Last departure point	Iran (OIBP)
Planned destination	Iran - OIII (THR) : Tehran/Mehrabad Intl
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	618
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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