Flight 1748

JetBlue Flight 1748

JetBlue A320 N760JB taking off with a high pitch angle causing a tail strike.
Incident
Date	January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22)
Summary	Tail strike caused by aircraft avoidance
Site	Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport 40°28′52″N 107°13′04″W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽
First aircraft
Type	Airbus A320-232
Name	"These Blues Were Made For Flying"
Operator	JetBlue
IATA flight No.	B61748
ICAO flight No.	JBU1748
Call sign	JETBLUE 1748
Registration	N760JB
Flight origin	Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport
Destination	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
Passengers	102
Crew	6
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	108
Second aircraft
Type	Beechcraft King Air 300
Operator	SOUTHERN STAR INC
Registration	N350J
Destination	Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport

On January 22, 2022, JetBlue Flight 1748, operating its seasonal service en route from Yampa Valley Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport suffered a tail strike during takeoff whilst trying to avoid an oncoming Beechcraft King Air 300 (N350J) that was landing on the opposite side of the runway. Flight 1748 was diverted to Denver International Airport as a general precaution. There were no injuries occurred during this incident.

Incident

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Uncontrolled Airport

Pilot error in task saturation at unfamiliar airport.

Winter operations

Pilots Communication Errors and Unicom communication

After tailstrike the flight continued to climb which is not part of the standard procedure post suspected tailstrike.

No loss of cabin pressure detected which would've indicated a fuselage/structure breach and subsequent damage.

Lack of awareness of the tailstrike till flight attendants alerted pilots of what they heard.

Late decision to make an emergency decent to a safe altitude and diversion to a enroute airport as a precaution and aircraft post incident saftey inspection.

References

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