Airbus Nose-up at Abu Dhabi Airport

[RussVan]

I can't recall ever seeing anything like this for a plane this size.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/plane-suffers-nose-up-at-abu-dhabi-airport-544888.html

 

[inigo88]

It happens. Someone forgot a tail stand before loading the cargo.

 

[Zidac]

Bummer. It happens.

 

[ChasenSFO]

United had a 747-400 tilt back at SFO in the last 10 years. Happens sometimes.

 

[bustinminimums]

United had a 747-400 tilt back at SFO in the last 10 years. Happens sometimes.

That was United's best paint scheme besides the old Saul Bass livery. Hate to see it go.

 

[jafra98]

I think it was the captain showing the FO the airplane's attitude before having a tail strike.................

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

I think it was the captain showing the FO the airplane's attitude before having a tail strike.................

Or...the captain walked to the back of the airplane and took his ego with him.

 

[Dugie8]

It happens. Someone forgot a tail stand before loading the cargo.

Tail stand usually isn't for keeping the airplane from "sitting down". They're more of a visual indication that bessy is about to squat.

 

[Minuteman]

I remeber early in the investigation of AAL 587 they were looking into the idea that the A300 got stood on it's tail at the factory in Toulouse when a storm blew through. IIRC, it was determined that that was a different airframe(?).

 

[inigo88]

Tail stand usually isn't for keeping the airplane from "sitting down". They're more of a visual indication that bessy is about to squat.

My mistake, thanks!

 

[Vector4Food]

Tail stand usually isn't for keeping the airplane from "sitting down". They're more of a visual indication that bessy is about to squat.

Not on ol 1900 cargo runs

 

[skypilot6]

Vr....

 

[bLizZuE]

Vr....

Vr was 10kts ago- were v2+10 now!

 

[fholbert]

Can one log that time?

 

[arkflyr]

It can even happen to Learjets, did you ever hear about this one @mikecweb?

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

So....multi-turbine tailwheel time, right?

 

[Boyington]

Not on ol 1900 cargo runs

I thought that tail stands were used to calculate weight and balance. If you can remove the tail stand without assistance of a pry bar, it was safe to fly.

 

[mikecweb]

It can even happen to Learjets, did you ever hear about this one @mikecweb?

I didn't know they repainted the • house.
Edit apparently you can't say that on here.

 

[Cal Goat]

It can even happen to Learjets, did you ever hear about this one @mikecweb?

Because Airnet.

Gotta be a pic of an AMF plane sitting on its ass somewhere too.

 

[arkflyr]

I didn't know they repainted the house.
Edit apparently you can't say that on here.

Happened the same week it came out of paint in GJC, summer of '08 sometime. The fuel panel started smoking when they started transferring out of the fuselage tank on descent. Was to be a quick turn in PHX and then up to Reno and most crews never took a tail stand along. With 1K of fuel in the back plus the Howards and no cargo, add a lectro tug and there you have it.