American Airlines Boeing 757 Suffers Tail Strike In Las Vegas

Mark Finlay, April 11, 2020; Simple Flying

An American Airlines Boeing 757-200 suffered a tail strike while landing at McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas. The incident occurred on March 21st, 2020 with American Airlines flight number AA-2341 flying from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Las Vegas. After the tail strike, American moved the aircraft to Roswell.

According to the aviation-incident website The Aviation Herald, the aircraft registration number N193AN was carrying 50 passengers and eight crew when upon landing, the aircraft struck its tail on the runway surface. According to reports from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aircraft incurred serious damage and said that it was rating the incident as an accident.During the days that followed, all flights that had been assigned to the aircraft were canceled. American Airlines moved the damaged Boeing 757 to Roswell, New Mexico, on March 25th, presumably for long-term parking. Roswell International Air Center (ROS) was chosen due to its dry climate and amount of available space. Currently, Roswell has 400 planes parked at its 4,000-acre facility but could easily double that figure depending on the size of the aircraft.