An EVA Air Boeing 787-9 aircraft suffered a tail strike while performing a go-around at Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) in Taiwan.
The incident involved the airline’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered B-17881, operating flight BR-711 from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Taipei (TSA). According to flight tracking data, on October 4, 2025, the aircraft was on short final to the runway when the flight crew initiated a go-around at very low height. During the maneuver, the main landing gear briefly touched down, and the tail scraped the runway surface before the aircraft climbed away.
After reaching an altitude of approximately 3,000 feet, the crew repositioned the aircraft for a second approach and landed safely on the runway roughly 15 minutes after the initial go-around.
No injuries were reported among the passengers or crew.
EVA Air, one of Taiwan’s three largest airlines, confirmed that the tail strike caused minor damage to the aircraft’s tail strike protection system. The protective strip will need to be replaced, and inspections will be carried out before the aircraft returns to active service.
Tail strikes during go-arounds are rare but can be significant from both a safety and maintenance perspective. While modern airliners like the EVA Air Boeing 787-9 are designed with tail strike protection systems, such incidents can still result in structural damage requiring careful inspection.
The aircraft remains on the ground in Taipei as of the latest data from Flightradar24.com.
