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failed to land within length of runway 08R and touched down hard short of the runway threshold. The aircraft bounced and touched down for a second time at the very beginning of the runway (in the area of the 'piano keys') in a nose-high attitude resulting in a tailstrike. The landing run was
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regulations, environmental responsibility, increasing fuel prices and higher customer requirements. In summer 2006, Air VIA started to operate the
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completed normally and the A320 taxied to the main apron without assistance. Nobody was injured. Substantial damage occurred to the aft fuselage.
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560:16 January
483:"Contacts"
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