Indigo A21N at Ahmedabad on Jun 15th 2023, tail strike on landing
Last Update: June 15, 2023 / 18:24:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2023
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6595
Departure
Bangalore, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IMW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Airport ICAO Code
VAAH
India's DGCA reported the aircraft suffered a tail strike on landing and opend an investigation into the occurrence.
Metars:
VAAH 151030Z 20021G31KT 4000 DRDU SCT018 SCT025 BKN060 33/23 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 151000Z 19022G32KT 4000 DRDU FEW018 SCT025 BKN060 33/23 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 150930Z 19020G30KT 4000 DRDU FEW018 SCT025 BKN060 33/23 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 150900Z 20018G28KT 4000 DRDU SCT018 SCT025 33/23 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 150830Z 19020G30KT 4000 DRDU SCT018 SCT025 34/23 Q1001 TEMPO 3000 RA=
VAAH 150800Z 20013G23KT 5000 FU SCT018 SCT025 35/23 Q1002 NOSIG=
VAAH 150730Z 18010G22KT 5000 FU FEW015 SCT025 34/23 Q1002 NOSIG=
VAAH 150700Z 18010G22KT 5000 FU FEW015 SCT025 34/24 Q1002 NOSIG=
VAAH 150630Z 18012G22KT 5000 FU FEW015 SCT025 33/24 Q1003=
VAAH 150600Z 18010G18KT 4000 HZ SCT015 SCT025 32/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
VAAH 150530Z 18010G18KT 4000 HZ SCT015 BKN020 31/25 Q1004 TEMPO 2000 RA=
VAAH 150500Z 17010KT 3000 HZ SCT015 BKN020 27/24 Q1004=
VAAH 150430Z 20008KT 4000 HZ SCT015 BKN020 31/26 Q1004 TEMPO 3000 RA=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2023
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6595
Departure
Bangalore, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IMW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Airport ICAO Code
VAAH
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