United B739 at Chicago on Mar 1st 2013, tail strike on landing
Last Update: March 2, 2013 / 23:31:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 1, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1591
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N34460
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The aircraft's scheduled onward flight UA-1539 to Phoenix,AZ was cancelled as a result of the tail strike.
The FAA told The Aviation Herald, that the airline reported the occurrence to the FAA, the FAA is investigating, no further information is available at this time.
Metars:
KORD 011509Z 34014KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR FEW013 SCT029 OVC036 M03/M06 A3010 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 P0000 $
KORD 011451Z 35010KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR FEW013 BKN029 OVC036 M03/M06 A3010 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP200 P0001 60001 T10331056 51010 $
KORD 011433Z 35011KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR FEW013 OVC029 M03/M06 A3009 RMK AO2 SFC VIS3 P0000 $
KORD 011351Z 34016KT 4SM -SN OVC027 M03/M06 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP196 P0000 T10331061 $
KORD 011349Z 35016KT 4SM -SN OVC025 M03/M06 A3008 RMK AO2 P0000 $
KORD 011337Z 34011KT 6SM -SN OVC025 M03/M06 A3008 RMK AO2 P0000 $
KORD 011251Z 34010KT 10SM -SN OVC023 M03/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP190 P0000 T10331061 $
KORD 011151Z 35010KT 9SM -SN OVC021 M03/M06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP186 4/003 P0001 60001 70002 T10331056 11022 21033 53009 $
KORD 011051Z 34012KT 9SM -SN OVC020 M03/M06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP179 P0000 T10281056 $
KORD 010951Z 34013KT 9SM -SN BKN020 OVC028 M03/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP176 P0000 T10331061 $
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 1, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1591
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N34460
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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