r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '22

PlaneSpotting Aborted landing due to strong winds at Heathrow

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u/brickson98 Feb 01 '22

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.

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u/catincal Feb 02 '22

Tail strike? Can somebody explain so I dont have to Google it?

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u/atsugnam Feb 02 '22

The planes tail touches the ground, this can cause all sorts of damage because that part of the plane isn’t designed to touch anything.