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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Storm Corrie brings gusts of winds as high as 92mph in London. Yikes! The tail scraped the runway. How close to a crash was this?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/127662178/scary-moment-plane-hits-runway-in-aborted-landing-at-uks-heathrow-airport

Believe it or not, tail strike/drag performance is part of the design certification of the aircraft. They actually do it on purpose to failure to measure how much damage it can take. Quite a sight to see. They take way more damage than you would think possible and keep ticking.