Over-rotation led to Singapore Airlines 737 tail-strike in Kathmandu

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Investigators have found that over-rotation, coupled with tailwinds, caused a Singapore Airlines Boeing 737-800 to suffer a tail-strike while taking off from Kathmandu airport. 

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