Ryanair B738 at London on Jul 29th 2014, tail strike on landing

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EFB performing flight FR-2369 from Ostrava (Czech Republic) to London Stansted,EN (UK), landed on Stansted's runway 04 at 22:42L (21:42Z) but struck its tail onto the runway. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. There were no injuries, the passengers disembarked normally, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Ryanair's Chief Pilot confirmed Ryanair suffered their first landing tailstrike ever in over 500,000 flights/year. The occurrence is under investigation by the United Kingdom's Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) and Ryanair's safety department. Further details will be made available, the chief pilot promised, as soon as they become available.

The aircraft is currently out of service due to substantial damage to the belly of the aft fuselage and tail section.

Metars:

EGSS 292320Z 33007KT CAVOK 17/14 Q1016

EGSS 292250Z 33008KT CAVOK 17/14 Q1016

EGSS 292220Z 33008KT CAVOK 18/14 Q1016

EGSS 292150Z 33007KT CAVOK 18/14 Q1015

EGSS 292120Z 33006KT CAVOK 18/14 Q1015

EGSS 292050Z 33007KT CAVOK 19/14 Q1015

EGSS 292020Z 33008KT CAVOK 20/14 Q1015

EGSS 291950Z 33010KT CAVOK 21/14 Q1015

EGSS 291920Z 32007KT 290V350 CAVOK 21/13 Q1014

EGSS 291850Z 32008KT CAVOK 22/12 Q1014