Hard landing med 5 skadde i kabinbesetningen reiser noen spørsmål - The Aviation Herald

Ting synes å tyde på at setene til kabinbesetningen ikke er egnet; rett i ryggen og uten armlener. Ryggraden tar hele belastningen ved harde landinger. Tipper dette interesserer sertifiserende myndigheter. (Red.)

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The Aviation Herald Accident: American A21N at Kahului on Jan 27th 2024, hard landing causes injuries By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Jan 28th 2024 17:28Z, last updated Monday, Jan 29th 2024 17:25Z An American Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N416AN performing flight AA-271 from Los Angeles,CA to Kahului,HI (USA) with 167 passengers and 7 crew, landed on Kahului's runway 20 but touched down hard at about 14:05L (00:05Z Jan 28th). The aircraft rolled out without further incident, vacated the runway and stopped on the parallel taxiway. 5 cabin crew and one passenger received injuries and were taken to a local hospital. The FAA reported: "American Airlines Flight 271, an Airbus A320, made a hard landing on Runway 20 at Kahului Airport in Hawaii at approximately 2 p.m. local time. Contact the airline for passenger information. The FAA will investigate." Maui Police Department reported 6 individuals were taken to a hospital in stable condition. The airline reported 5 cabin crew and one passenger were taken to a hospital and were released after the aircraft encountered an "issue" on landing in Kahului. Metars: PHOG 280254Z 20017KT 10SM SCT040 25/21 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 20027/0231 SLP112 T02500206 53004= PHOG 280154Z 20016G26KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 20028/0119 SLP106 T02610206= PHOG 280054Z 20017G25KT 10SM FEW035 SCT060 26/21 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 19030/0023 SLP106 T02610206= PHOG 272354Z 20023KT 10SM FEW020 SCT045 27/21 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 19030/2319 SLP108 T02670206 10272 20233 58029= PHOG 272254Z 20016KT 10SM SCT025 SCT050 26/21 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 19027/2155 SLP118 T02610206= PHOG 272154Z 20016G26KT 10SM SCT025 SCT050 26/21 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 17028/2129 SLP128 T02560206= PHOG 272054Z 18016G26KT 10SM SCT030 SCT050 25/21 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 18027/2019 SLP137 T02500206 50006=