Ethiopian A350 wing-tip strike left 110m scar on Johannesburg runway

Ethiopian A350 wing damage 2-c-SACAA

Source: South African CAA

South African investigators have disclosed that an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 crew was attempting a go-around in gusty conditions at Johannesburg when the twinjet’s right wing-tip struck the runway.

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