An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N120EE performing flight AA-870 from Aruba (Aruba) to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was departing Aruba's runway 11 at 13:55L (17:55Z) when the tail contacted the runway surface for a number of seconds while rotating for takeoff. The aircraft climbed to 4000 feet and entered a hold to burn off fuel before returning to Aruba for a safe landing on runway 11 about 2:20 hours after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Aruba about 48 hours after landing.

Metars:
TNCA 122100Z 09015KT 9999 SCT017 28/22 Q1011 NOSIG=
TNCA 122006Z 09017KT 9999 BKN017 28/22 Q1011 NOSIG=
TNCA 122000Z 10016KT 070V130 9999 BKN017 28/22 Q1011 NOSIG=
TNCA 121900Z 11015KT 070V140 9999 VCSH FEW017TCU BKN020 27/23 Q1012 NOSIG=
TNCA 121826Z 11012G22KT 080V140 8000 -SHRA FEW017TCU SCT030 28/22 Q1012 NOSIG=
TNCA 121812Z 09015KT 8000 -SHRA SCT017TCU SCT030 28/22 Q1012 NOSIG=
TNCA 121800Z 09012KT 050V120 9999 -SHRA BKN015 29/22 Q1012 RERA NOSIG=
TNCA 121700Z 08017KT 9000 SHRA BKN015 30/22 Q1013 NOSIG=
TNCA 121600Z 09016KT 9999 SCT020 29/22 Q1014 NOSIG=
TNCA 121500Z 10017KT 9999 SCT021 30/21 Q1014 NOSIG=
TNCA 121400Z 10016KT 9999 BKN020 29/21 Q1015 NOSIG=


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