Author Topic: SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014  (Read 21949 times)

Offline tyketto

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SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014
« on: January 23, 2014, 02:34:16 PM »

This is more of a request than me having something, as I'm at work, and the archives are blocked off for me (firewall).

SWA251 encountered a tail strike while landing on 25L at KLAS at roughly 7:45pm PST on 3rd Jan. 2014 (between 0156Z and 0356Z on 4th Jan. 2012).

That should be in the archives (again, I'm behind a firewall so I can't currently get to it). Could someone have a listen to those to see if it was picked up, and if so, post it here (even if it is the entire unedited clip)? That would be a good listen.

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Re: SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2014, 06:29:04 PM »
I assume you mean SWA2516?

Yes, you're right. I thought I typed in the full flight number, but I missed it. It was indeed SWA2516.

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Re: SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2014, 10:46:59 AM »
Found the audio of that flight but there was no mention of a tail strike on landing...you're sure of the date right?


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Re: SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2014, 11:27:08 AM »
If you were the pilot, would you mention it over the air?

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Re: SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2014, 11:42:26 AM »
Good point :-) and I suppose that anyone else who saw it would have kept quiet too...

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Re: SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2014, 12:24:50 PM »
I don't know... if I had been in line for takeoff I might have asked him if he forgot the toilet paper...

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Re: SWA251 Tail Strike at KLAS, 1/3/2014
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2014, 01:15:25 PM »
Found the audio of that flight but there was no mention of a tail strike on landing...you're sure of the date right?

that should be the right one:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA2516/history/20140103/2210Z/KMCO/KLAS

http://avherald.com/h?article=46e29568&opt=0

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