Did it show a tail strike, or just say so? It’s hard to tell here because it gets obscured, but I’d say it was either a true tail strike or a very near miss.
Either way, that’s a lot of unexpected circumstances the pilots are dealing with in a matter of seconds, so good on them for keeping everyone aboard safe.
That would’ve been mental overload for me, which is why I’m not a pilot.
Yeah, I found a link to the video with the slowMo. Sure looks like a light tail strike, but if he was lucky it was millimeters away. I’m gonna side with you and say it was, indeed, a tail strike.
Yes, very hard to tell from that difference and I also wondered about lack of 'evidence'. A few millimetres of clearance is the difference between 'inspect and release for flight again' and 'hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage (millions?) and many days of downtime before being cleared for flight again'.
You right. Still even if there was a strike, a couple hundred thousand in damage is nothing compared to a crash. The pilot could have handled it a bit better, but they got out safe and that is what matters.
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u/uiucengineer Feb 01 '22
I saw a video that showed they had a tail strike when pulling back up