Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 18 August 2020
Aircraft Type: ATR 72-600 (72-212A)
Owner/operator: Air Senegal
Registration Number: 6V-ASN
Location: Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) –
ÿ Senegal
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident

An aircraft experienced a tailstrike during landing, resulting in a return flight to Dakar on the same day.An aircraft experienced a tailstrike during landing, resulting in a return flight to Dakar on the same day.
Description
The aircraft suffered a tailstrike on landing. Flightradar24’s ADS-B tracking records indicate that the aircraft was flown back to Dakar the same day.
Source of Information
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/tail-strike-a-latterrissage-1/https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/tail-strike-a-latterrissage-1/Primary Cause
Tailstrike during landing.Tailstrike during landing.Share on: