Kalitta Tailstrike KEWR

[Classicdriver]

Just had a friend call and said he saw something on the news with a 747, red and gold, had a tailstrike on T/O out of KEWR and had to return. They mentioned major damage.

Sounded like Kalitta colors and I know they fly out of there a lot?

Nothing on Yahoo? Anyone?

 

[Buckeye]

********************************************************************************** Report created 1/23/2008 Record 13 **********************************************************************************IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 713CK Make/Model: B747 Description: B-747 Date: 01/19/2008 Time: 0015 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: MinorLOCATION City: NEWARK State: NJ Country: USDESCRIPTION N713CK, KALITTA AIR FLIGHT 9713, A BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT, ON DEPARTURE STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS AND PAVEMENT, RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO INJURIES REPORTED, DAMAGE REPORTED AS MINOR, NEWARK, NJINJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: WEATHER: NOT REPORTEDOTHER DATA Activity: Business Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: TETERBORO, NJ (EA25) Entry date: 01/22/2008

 

[CWI]

Where did you find that report?

 

[sqwkvfr]

Where did you find that report?

From our friends at the FAA.

Click on 22 January.

 

[Buckeye]

go to faa.gov, click on data and statistics and select the the 22nd.

 

[sqwkvfr]

go to faa.gov, click on data and statistics and select the the 22nd.

Did anyone else hear an echo?

 

[erichartmann]

Did anyone else hear an echo?

Nah! I heard someone give a general direction where upon someone else piped up with something more useful and exact.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Nah! I heard someone give a general direction where upon someone else piped up with something more useful and exact.

You mean like the link I provided to the exact page and the date to click on to find the report?

It really doesn't get more useful or exact than that.

 

[erichartmann]

You mean like the link I provided to the exact page and the date to click on to find the report?

It really doesn't get more useful or exact than that.

That was a link???

 

[GittinFatter]

The damage was minimal, in fact, twas able to make 10 revenue legs before it had to repaired for good. How do I know?? I flew it and saw the paperwork from Boeing. Was not a tail strike at all! More like FOD damage, and the details have really not been sorted out, so any speculation is way too premature!

 

[dojetdriver]

The damage was minimal, in fact, twas able to make 10 revenue legs before it had to repaired for good. How do I know?? I flew it and saw the paperwork from Boeing. Was not a tail strike at all! More like FOD damage, and the details have really not been sorted out, so any speculation is way too premature!

Zoinks! 10 revenue legs between the 19th and now. Connie does keep those things a flyin.

 

[OrionFE]

Zoinks! 10 revenue legs between the 19th and now. Connie does keep those things a flyin.

That is how you make money in this business!

 

[Thedude]

Zoinks! 10 revenue legs between the 19th and now. Connie does keep those things a flyin.

74s have a nasty habit of breaking if they don't keep moving.

 

[FBN0223]

Zoinks! 10 revenue legs between the 19th and now. Connie does keep those things a flyin.

Actually, that's very much the standard for a B747 freighter and also the passenger B747s at the airlines.

 

[shooter]

The damage was minimal, in fact, twas able to make 10 revenue legs before it had to repaired for good. How do I know?? I flew it and saw the paperwork from Boeing. Was not a tail strike at all! More like FOD damage, and the details have really not been sorted out, so any speculation is way too premature!

The runway is FOD?

A BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT, ON DEPARTURE STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS AND PAVEMENT, RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO INJURIES REPORTED, DAMAGE REPORTED AS MINOR,

 

[Zoneload]

If they did not strike anything then how did they know to return?

 

[sadlmkr]

couple flat tires from the fod. Don't get those from a tailstrike

 

[Junkflyer]

I think it took off from JFK on a repo flt to EWR where it landed as planned. The damage was found after. Not a tailstrike by the way possibly rwy lights.

 

[hkgorbust]

I think it took off from JFK on a repo flt to EWR where it landed as planned. The damage was found after. Not a tailstrike by the way possibly rwy lights.

That's correct. Definitely not a tail strike.
Repositioning flight from JFK to EWR.
Flat tire (tires?) and minor damage to stab in EWR. Runway lights damaged at JFK.
Further FAA and internal investigations underway.