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....... another Saudi MD90 incident on the same day..... not happy times for them.

Incident: Saudi MD90 at Yanbu on May 8th 2009, wing tip strike

A Saudi Arabian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90, registration HZ-API performing flight SV-1585 from Jeddah to Yanbu (Saudi Arabia), struck one of its wings onto the runway while landing in Yanbu at around 14:55 local (11:55Z). The airplane went around and landed safely on its second approach, no injuries occured.

The airplane was inspected and ferried to Jeddah for further examination. The airplane received damage to its logo light in the wing tip. The captain has been suspended pending the result of the investigation.

Saudi Arabian accident investigators reported on May 12th, that the airplane landed in a severe sand storm with impaired low level visibility, the first officer was pilot flying and did not recognize the impaired visibility. When the landing became unstabilized, the captain took control of the airplane and initiated the go-around.