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• David Kaminski-Morrow
ANSV attributes LATAM 777‑300ER tail‑strike at Milan to 100‑tonne takeoff weight mis‑entry
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.
