US Airways A321 at Las Vegas on Apr 5th 2013, tail strike on landing

A US Airways Airbus A321-200, registration N560UW performing flight US-1733 from Charlotte,NC to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 186 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Las Vegas' runway 25L at about 12:50L (19:50Z) but struck its tail onto the runway on touchdown. The aircraft rolled out safely, the crew maintained routine communication while vacating the runway and taxiing to the gate.

The FAA reported the aircraft struck its tail onto the runway while landing in Las Vegas, the damage is unknown.

On Apr 16th 2013 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that the aircraft sustained substantial damage in a tail strike while landing on runway 25 (no left/right identifier provided) at Las Vegas. The NTSB is investigating the occurrence rated an accident.

On Feb 7th 2014 the NTSB released a brief preliminary report stating the aircraft suffered a tail strike while landing at Las Vegas in visual meteorological conditions, there were no injuries, the aircraft however received substantial damage. An investigation is ongoing.

The accident aircraft was ferried to Mobile,AL (USA) as flight US-9225 on April 10th 2013 reaching a maximum altitude of 11,000 feet. Other than this ferry flight for maintenance the aircraft did not fly until Jul 8th 2013, the aircraft resumed service on Jul 9th 2013.

Metars:

KLAS 052100Z 31005G15KT 10SM FEW120 SCT250 28/M04 A2985 RMK AO2

KLAS 052056Z VRB04G15KT 10SM FEW120 SCT250 27/M04 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02721039 58017

KLAS 052034Z 32008KT 10SM FEW120 SCT250 27/M04 A2986 RMK AO2

KLAS 051956Z 04011G17KT 10SM FEW120 SCT250 27/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP097 T02671011

KLAS 051856Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW250 26/00 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP101 T02560000

KLAS 051756Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 23/01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02330011 10233 20161 50006

KLAS 051656Z 18008G15KT 10SM FEW250 22/02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02170022

KLAS 051556Z 19010KT 10SM FEW250 20/03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02000028 $

KLAS 051456Z 20010KT 10SM FEW250 18/03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01830033 53015 $