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http://avherald.com/h?article=45e9be4d&opt=0 has images.Accident: Sata A313 at Ponta Delgada on Mar 2nd 2013, tail strike on landing
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Mar 3rd 2013 17:05Z, last updated Thursday, Mar 14th 2013 20:44Z
A Sata International Airbus A310-300, registration CS-TGU performing flight S4-129 from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada/Azores (Portugal) with 125 people on board,
landed on Ponta Delgada's runway 30 at 20:10L (21:10Z), the tail of the aircraft however contacted the runway surface.
The aircraft rolled out without further incident. No injuries occurred, the aircraft received substantial structural damage.
The airline confirmed the aircraft suffered a tail strike on landing in Ponta Delgada, the aircraft is currently undergoing a technical inspection as required by the maintenance manuals of the manufacturer.
Assessment of the aircraft revealed the tail section had received substantial structural damage requiring to be repaired at Ponta Delgada before the aircraft can be ferried.
CS-TGU is still on the ground at Ponta Delgada 12 days later.
The aircraft received visible scrape damage to the belly skin of the tail,
deformations and failure of a number of rivets,
internal damage to some struts at station 77 with several diagonal struts fractured and upright struts bent, a number of drain masts were deformed.
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