Narrative:The aircraft operated on a flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) in Malaysia. The sector was flown by the co-pilot. During the approach phase, the auto pilot was used to fly the ILS for runway 02. At 1200ft the co-pilot disconnected the autopilot and manually flew the aircraft. The flare phase was normal and the touchdown was firm with a slight bounce. The pitch angle increased to 7.91° degrees and subsequently the tail section contacted the runway surface.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "It is concluded in the report that the flight crew departed KUL with the airplane that was overweight. This was due to human factors issues with the load sheet officer and the errors not trapped by the flight crew."
Classification:
Tailstrike
Runway mishap
Sources:
» AAIB Malaysia A06/16
Follow-up / safety actions
AAIB Malaysia issued 9 Safety Recommendations
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(1) |
Ground operations to review Weight & Balance training man-days for the load sheet officer. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(2) |
Ground operations to ensure quality assurance of certified load sheet officers every 6 months. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(3) |
Load sheet officer shall alert the pilots of any changes. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(4) |
Flight operations to emphasize during training the correct pitch altitude & N1 (power) for all phases of flight. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(5) |
Flight operations to review the Weight & Balance training accorded to type rated crew joining Malindo Air. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(6) |
CRM policy, procedure and practice to be strengthened, enhanced and operationalized. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(7) |
The usage of electronic load sheet to be introduced to reduce human error. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(8) |
Flight operations to review the policy, procedure and practice of checking the OFP, Load Sheet and the FMC data for gross errors. |
Issued: -- | To: | 9M-LNK(9) |
SSQ to enforce drug testing for all operational crew. |
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Distance from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport as the crow flies is 1621 km (1013 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.