737 Tailstrike at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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16 points·jtwaleson··9 comments

Same thing that happened to Alaska airlines twice, supposedly fixed by a software update?

Here is avherald's English coverage. https://avherald.com/h?article=505b9431&opt=0

Is it pilot error, the fault of ground crew, or the tower? Conversely, it seems we've had a lot of runway incursions lately. Are these a common occurrence, or just being reported more?

Not super common, I would say. It's the 737-800, not the max. There are a lot of those flying around and not a lot of stuff like this happening.

The airline is TUI, which specializes in charter flights to holiday destinations. This one was heading for Gran Canaria. So, it's a safe bet the plane might have been full of tourists and luggage.

The article suggested the pilot might have pulled up to early or some of the luggage shifted. The first would be a pilot error. The second one would still be their responsibility even though they don't load the plane obviously. Pulling up at the wrong v-speed because the weight was wrongly entered / not correct, might be a speculative cause.

Didn’t this just happen to Alaskan airlines a few days ago?

It was two Alaskan planes, and it was a full month ago at this point.

Yes, to two 737s, and the cause was a software bug. https://mentourpilot.com/how-alaska-airlines-reacted-to-two-...

And minor nit: the airline is Alaska Airlines (no final n).

Posted this because I read that article too and found it a strange coincidence. Does anyone know if they are using the same software?

Boeinnng!

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