Alliance AT72 at Diu on Jan 26th 2019, tail strike on landing
Last Update: February 22, 2019 / 17:54:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 26, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Alliance Air
Flight number
9I-623
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Diu, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-AIX
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The return flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Diu about 35 hours after landing.
No weather data are available for Diu.
On Feb 22nd 2019 India's AIB reported the aircraft touched down hard at 2.68G and bounced twice. The aft belly of the fuselage contacted the runway surface during the landing. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 26, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Alliance Air
Flight number
9I-623
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Diu, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-AIX
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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