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Cathay Pacific tail strike in early July classified as ‘abnormal runway contact’
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s air safety watchdog has classified a tail strike involving a Cathay Pacific Airways passenger jet during an aborted landing at the city’s airport this month as “abnormal runway contact”, according to a preliminary report. The Air Accident Investigation Authority published its report on Friday on the July 3 incident involving flight CX509, carrying 203 passengers and 12 crew, from Tokyo’s Narita airport. During an aborted landing – known as a “go-around” in aviation – in adverse...
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