Summit tail strike May 26/14

[GyvAir]

I was pretty sure there was no typo..

[C1-17]

Is the CADORS out yet?
I'm guessing, Further Action Required: YES
Is this airplane gonna pull a Virgin Australia and find major structural damage after a bird strike next week?

[GyvAir]

Well, the incident seems to have made its way through the investigative process without anybody being stripped of their common sense prerogative.

Occurrence Summary
Date Entered: 2014-06-03
Narrative:
Upon landing at Cambridge Bay, NU (CYCB), a 8199400 Canada de Havilland DHC-8-102, from Kugluktuk, NU (CYCO) to Cambridge Bay, NU (CYCB), had a piece of the tail break off the aircraft. The piece was recovered by the Airport Maintenance and returned to the crew. At 0024Z, the aircraft departed for Kugluktuk, NU (CYCO).
O.P.I.:
Further Action Required: No

Occurrence Summary
Date Entered: 2014-06-09
Narrative:
UPDATE: TSB Report#A14W0079: The Summit Air de Havilland DHC-8-102 (C-GASB) was operating as flight SU1082 from Yellowknife, NT (CYZF) to Cambridge Bay, NU (CYCB). While landing in CYCB the Tail Cone Bumper contacted the runway and was knocked off the aircraft. The part was recovered by airport maintenance staff and returned to the crew. The Flight Crew inspected the aircraft in consultation with Company Operations and Maintenance in CYZF. No other damage was apparent. It was decided to defer the defect in accordance with the aircraft Configuration Deviation List and conduct the return passenger flight to Kugluktuk, NU (CYCO) and CYZF. When the aircraft returned to CYZF the company also conducted a Hard Landing inspection. No damage was found.
O.P.I.:
Further Action Required: No

Occurrence Summary
Date Entered: 2014-06-11
Narrative:
Update Maintenance & Manufacturing: The aircraft crew were not aware that a tail strike had occurred until Airport Maintenance returned the rubber bumper, which had fallen off during the occurrence, to them. In consultation with Company Operations and Maintenance the crew conducted a visual inspection of the area; there was no evidence of damage found and the aircraft was determined safe for flight. Once the aircraft returned to Yellowknife a full tail strike and hard landing inspect was completed with no faults found. The aircraft was returned to service.
O.P.I.:
Further Action Required: No

http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/c ... d2014C1868

[J31]

I wonder if there was a tail strike. You gotta get the nose really high to wack the tail.....like only sky in the windscreen at touchdown. Maybe the tail bumper succumed to the beating it takes from constant gravel runway ops and just fell off.

[Chuck Finley]

Is it possible to have a tail strike on a -100 and not feel it? I mean, how shitty of a landing can it be that you have the nose so high? Maybe a good man captain like the air lab twotter that let the approach go too far?