Italian ANSV investigators concluded a 100‑tonne miscalculation of takeoff weight, entered by the crew into performance calculations, caused a LATAM Boeing 777‑300ER to suffer a tail‑strike at Milan Malpensa. The final report cites human‑factor errors and system gaps in performance‑data workflows, issuing safety recommendations.
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A 100‑tonne takeoff‑weight miscalculation by the crew directly produced incorrect takeoff performance and caused a tail‑strike on a Boeing 777‑300ER at Milan Malpensa, a clear example of how a single data‑entry error can compromise flight safety.
The ANSV report pins the event on human‑factor failures and system gaps in performance‑data workflows, and issues recommendations that will affect airlines' performance‑calculation procedures and training — especially operators of LATAM's 777‑300ER fleet (see fleet context: LATAM 777 subfleet).
The incident adds to a recent cluster of tail‑strike events, underscoring the need to review cockpit verification, go‑around/rotation techniques and cross‑checks of takeoff parameters across carriers (recent tail‑strike example).
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(PT) Weight miscalculation caused incident with Latam aircraft in Italy • aeromagazine.uol.com.br
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• David Kaminski-Morrow