Jetblue A321 at Saint Lucia on Mar 2nd 2024, tail strike on go around
Last Update: March 5, 2024 / 19:31:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 2, 2024
Classification
Accident
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-1681
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia
Aircraft Registration
N991JT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
TLPL
The aircraft is still on the ground in Saint Lucia 3 days later.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT INCURRED A TAIL STRIKE DURING GO-AROUND, ST LUCIA, VIRGIN ISLANDS.", the damage was "UNKNOWN".
Metars:
TLPL 022000Z 08019KT 9999 SCT027 29/22 Q1014 NOSIG=
TLPL 021900Z 08018KT 9999 SCT024 29/22 Q1014 NOSIG=
TLPL 021800Z 07019KT 9999 BKN027 29/21 Q1014 NOSIG=
TLPL 021700Z 08019KT 9999 SCT030 30/22 Q1015 NOSIG=
TLPL 021600Z 07018KT 9999 BKN029 29/21 Q1016 NOSIG=
TLPL 021500Z 08018KT 9999 BKN028 30/22 Q1017 NOSIG=
TLPL 021400Z 08019KT 9999 -SHRA BKN027 28/23 Q1017 NOSIG=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 2, 2024
Classification
Accident
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-1681
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia
Aircraft Registration
N991JT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
TLPL
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