Pitch-up after bounced landing led to UPS A300 tail-strike: inquiry

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Source: AirTeamImages

US investigators have determined that incorrect pitch attitude during a bounced landing preceded a tail-strike to a UPS Airbus A300-600 freighter at Louisville.

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