Indigo A21N at Nagpur on Apr 14th 2023, tail strike on landing

Last Update: April 17, 2023 / 21:37:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 14, 2023

Classification
Accident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
Indigo Airlines

Flight number
6E-203

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Nagpur, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IML

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

Airport
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Naqpur

Airport ICAO Code
VANP

An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IML performing flight 6E-203 from Mumbai to Nagpur (India) with 225 passengers and 7 crew, landed on Nagpur's runway 32 but bounced. Upon second touchdown the tail contacted the runway surface, the aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Nagpur 3 days 10 hours later.

A local reported there were strong thermals due to the hot weather which may have contributed.

Metars:
VANP 141100Z 06002KT 3000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 BKN100 40/12 Q1008 NOSIG=
VANP 141030Z 00000KT 3000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 BKN100 40/13 Q1008 NOSIG=
VANP 141000Z 07002KT 4000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 FEW030CB BKN100 39/12 Q1009 BECMG 3000 -RA=
VANP 140930Z 22002KT 4000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 BKN100 40/12 Q1009 NOSIG=
VANP 140900Z 19003KT 4000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 BKN100 40/12 Q1009 NOSIG=
VANP 140830Z 04002KT 4000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 BKN100 40/13 Q1010 NOSIG=
VANP 140800Z 04002KT 5000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 BKN100 40/12 Q1010 BECMG 4000 HZ=
VANP 140730Z 08002KT 5000 HZ FEW020 SCT100 40/14 Q1011 NOSIG=
VANP 140700Z 01003KT 5000 HZ SCT100 39/13 Q1012 NOSIG=
VANP 140630Z 28002KT 5000 HZ SCT100 39/14 Q1012 NOSIG=
VANP 140600Z 35003KT 5000 HZ SCT100 38/14 Q1013 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 14, 2023

Classification
Accident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
Indigo Airlines

Flight number
6E-203

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Nagpur, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IML

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

Airport
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Naqpur

Airport ICAO Code
VANP

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