Created Monday, Jan 22nd 2024 11:26Z, last updated Thursday, Feb 27th 2025 14:51Z
An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HTYH performing flight
AF-356 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 304 passengers and 12 crew, was landing on Toronto's runway 24L when the aircraft bounced, increased the pitch and contacted the runway surface with its tail before climbing out to safety. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 24L about 15 minutes later, landed without further incident and taxied to the apron. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however.
On Feb 2nd 2024 the TSB reported the occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated by the TSB stating the aircraft suffered a tail strike during the go around. The aircraft received substantial damage.
On Feb 27th 2025 the TSB reported the first officer was pilot flying and was under training. Upon touchdown the captain, pilot monitoring, called a go around, while the first officer was already starting to set the thrust reversers to reverse idle. The captain repeated the go around instruction, the first officer complied and pushed the thrust levers to the TOGA detent. The aircraft became airborne again at low speed and the pitch was increased while both pilots focussed on the go around. The tail strike occurred at that point. The crew remained unaware of the tail strike, completed the go around and a second approach. The aircraft was repaired in Toronto until June 2024, then transferred to Toulouse (France) and returned to service in October 2024.
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