NTSB: American A321 ‘substantially damaged’ from tail strike

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an Aug. 15 incident in which an American Airlines Airbus A321’s tail struck a runway. According to NTSB, American flight 1851, en route from Atlanta to Charlotte, North Carolina, “reportedly encountered wind shear on final approach...

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