A Boeing 777-300 performing flight LA8073 from Milan to Sao Paulo experience a severe tail strike on takeoff.
CCTV footage is emerging showing an incident on takeoff which occurred on Tuesday, July 9 2024 at Milan Malpensa Airport.
A LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-300 (registration PT-MUG) experienced a serious tail strike incident while departing from runway 35L.
The Boeing aircraft is seen performing the rotation too early making the tail to strike the runway for 10 seconds before finally climbing.
As the tower noticed the pilots, the B777 climbed to 6,000 ft before circling for about one hour. It landed back at Milan on runway 35R one hour and 9 minutes after departure.
The aircraft reportedly suffered significant damage and has been grounded since.
