Six-Second Float

The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.

Jets

Six-Knot Tailwind

Boeing 737-900ER. Serious damage. No injuries.

The runway at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was reported as wet, but there was no braking action report available. In addition, although the flight crew was told that surface winds were calm, there actually was a 6-kt tailwind on final approach. Investigators for the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) determined that braking action likely was either good or medium and that, even with the tailwind, the aircraft could have been…