Indigo A21N at Nagpur on Apr 14th 2023, tail strike on landing
Last Update: April 17, 2023 / 21:37:05 GMT/Zulu time
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 ICAO Code
VANP
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 ICAO Code
VANP
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