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Could have affected those stringer ares and reconstruction. >> the stringers are the structural feature of the there we see the wings that are, they went to the ground largely intact, but the tail section was found three miles from most of the wreckage. they are talking about a tail strike in 2001 when this strike. they can scrape the tail end of the plane and put pressure on the fuselage before the wheels hit. this airline said repairs were made by air bus and everything looked fine.

>> thank you. >> fox news alert, all of that is happening in çówashington, hf a world away there are new questions about a crash of a russian jet in egypt. there is no way a missile strike is to blame, but there was an explosion that caused the plane to break apart in midair. the question is, what was it? we have a retired pilot and aviation consultant. you have floun all over the world and seen number of accidents. when you look at facts on the ground what are your thoughts. >> i see a aircraft that had an unusual break up because the tail sexes is largely intact. >> it was forward of the p...

Failure. tail strikes do happen and typically they're followed up with a very thorough inspection, x-rays of the fuselage to make sure there's not ongoing hidden cracks within the fuselage. in this case, there was significant damage, actually visual damage that had to be repaired on the fuselage itself, which is the encapsulating structure. in this case, of course, it is 100% speculation on my part at this point. other than previous examples. previous examples would be aloha airlines. they had a fracture based on time, over time, the failure happened on the fuselage. in this case, with the rep...

Ntsb, but none have crashed. >> a tail strike or any sort of damage to the aircraft can cause a problem. it may not be immediate problem. it may take years for the problem to develop. >> from the mangled debris field of flight 9268 investigators will have to piece together whether an incident 14 years ago brought down this plane, something more sinister or a problem with the plane or pilot previously unknown. still do come in the newsroom. right now ohio voters are deciding whether or not to legalize weed for recreational and medical use. but the initiative is more controversial than you thi...

Just what happened to this a321. despite the damage, the plane was repaired. >> if it's done properly and done by a mechanic that's experienced and the procedure is followed, it shouldn't be an issue. >> reporter: airbus vigorously tests its planes for such a possibility. >> we go beyond the limit by putting the tail on the ground and slowly accelerate. >> reporter: for the tests, the planes are equipped with a special skid to prevent damage, shown in this airbus flight material. >> if it's too harsh, we can stress the repairs. >> reporter: but tail strikes can be deadly even years after the i...