Swiss A320 at London on Dec 3rd 2013, tail strike

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IJB performing flight LX-332 from Zurich (Switzerland) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 64 people on board, landed on Heathrow's runway 27R but contact the runway surface with its tail at 12:27L (12:27Z). The aircraft rolled out without further incident.

The return flight LX-333 was cancelled.

The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that the British AAIB have opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an accident.

Metars:

EGLL 031350Z 24005KT 210V290 9999 BKN023 06/02 Q1029 NOSIG

EGLL 031320Z 27005KT 220V310 9999 BKN023 06/02 Q1029 NOSIG

EGLL 031250Z VRB03KT 9999 BKN023 06/02 Q1029 NOSIG

EGLL 031220Z 30004KT 270V350 9999 BKN023 06/02 Q1029 NOSIG

EGLL 031150Z VRB03KT 9999 BKN022 06/02 Q1030 NOSIG

EGLL 031120Z VRB03KT 9999 BKN022 06/02 Q1030 NOSIG

EGLL 031050Z VRB03KT 9999 BKN022 06/02 Q1030 NOSIG

EGLL 031020Z 35004KT 310V030 9999 BKN022 06/02 Q1030 NOSIG

EGLL 030950Z VRB03KT 9999 BKN022 06/02 Q1030 NOSIG