Created Friday, Oct 7th 2022 18:22Z, last updated Friday, Oct 7th 2022 18:22Z
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration ET-AYC performing flight ET-877 from Lilongwe (Malawi) to Lubumbashi (DR Congo), landed on Lubumbashi's runway 07 at about 15:12L (13:12Z) but struck its tail onto the runway. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial structural damage.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Lubumbashi for about 24 hours, then positioned back to Addis Ababa as flight ET-9201 climbing to a maximum of FL130.

No Metars are available, the local weather station reported 32 degrees C temperature, dew point -3 degrees C, winds from east at 12 knots, no gusts, no precipitation.

The damage:

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