BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

02/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/26/2024 03:28

Accident to the Airbus A300 registered D-AZMO operated by EAT on 09/02/2024 at Leipzig

Accident to the Airbus A300 registered D-AZMO operated by EAT on 09/02/2024 at Leipzig

Tailstrike at landing

Responsible entity

Germany - BFU

Preliminary data based on the notification from the German authorities:

Tailstrike

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General information
Local date 09/02/2024
Responsible entity Germany - BFU
State or area of occurrence Germany
Location Leipzig AD
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences Substantial
Occurrence class Accident
File number BEA2024-0044
Flight Information
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator Germany - European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A300
Aircraft Registration D-AZMO
State of registry Germany
Last departure point Israel - LLBG (TLV): Tel-Aviv/D. Ben Gurion
Planned destination Germany - EDDP (LEJ): Leipzig/Halle
Flight phase Landing
Serial number 872
Operator Type AG Other
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Cargo

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.