On 2 January 2022, an Airbus A350-1000 floated during the landing flare at London Heathrow and when a go-around was commenced, a tail strike accompanied main landing gear runway contact. A subsequent further approach during which the Captain took over as handling pilot was completed uneventfully. The Investigation attributed the tailstrike to a full pitch up input made simultaneously with the selection of maximum thrust when very close to the runway surface, noting that although the initial touchdown had been just beyond the touchdown zone, 2,760 metres of runway remained ahead when the go around decision was made.
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On 2 January 2022, an Airbus A350-1000 (G-XWBC) being operated by British Airways on a scheduled international passenger flight from Dubai to London Heathrow sustained a tailstrike as it commenced a go around from the landing flare at destination in day VMC and unexceptional surface wind conditions. A second approach to a normal landing was subsequently completed but significant damage was subsequently found to the underside of the rear fuselage.
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