Volaris A21N at Guadalajara on Aug 5th 2023, hard landing and tailstrike

Last Update: August 8, 2023 / 18:34:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-488

Departure
Tijuana, Mexico

Destination
Guadalajara, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VSC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

Airport
Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport, Guadalajara

Airport ICAO Code
MMGL

A Volaris Airbus A321-200N, registration XA-VSC performing flight Y4-488 from Tijuana to Guadalajara (Mexico), landed on Guadalajara's runway 11 at 11:52L (17:52Z) but touched down hard and suffered a tail strike. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. There were no injuries, the aircraft suffered substantial damage.

Mexico's DAAIA (Direccion de Analisis de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion) reported the aircraft XA-VSC suffered a hard landing at Guadalajara, but attributed the aircraft to Viva Aerobus instead of Volaris. The DAAIA quoted the captain of the flight stating: "We were on an ILS approach. The first officer was flying the aircraft, the approach was carried out in a normal way. On short final an instability started, the first officer decelerated the aircraft completely, the aircraft went down, I didn't have time to correct, a strong impact was felt. When we arrived at the apron, we were informed that a tail strike had occurred, a report was recorded in the logbook and the company and authorities were informed." The DAAIA have opened an investigation.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Guadalajara about 72 hours after landing.

Metars:
MMGL 051940Z 16004KT 10SM FEW020 SCT030 BKN100 26/12 A3022 RMK 8/870=
MMGL 051840Z 10006KT 10SM FEW025 SCT030 OVC100 25/13 A3024 RMK 8/87/ BINOVC=
MMGL 051740Z 14008KT 10SM FEW015 BKN100 25/13 A3025 RMK SLP127 57006 917 8/170=
MMGL 051640Z 11006KT 8SM FEW015 BKN100 23/15 A3027 RMK 8/570=
MMGL 051540Z 11009KT 8SM FEW015 BKN100 22/16 A3027 RMK 8/570=
MMGL 051440Z 09006KT 7SM FEW015 BKN100 20/16 A3026 RMK SLP140 52013 919 8/570 HZY=
COR MMGL 051343Z 00000KT 5SM FEW010 SCT020 BKN100 19/16 A3023 RMK 8/570 HZY ACSL S=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-488

Departure
Tijuana, Mexico

Destination
Guadalajara, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VSC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

Airport
Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport, Guadalajara

Airport ICAO Code
MMGL

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