Vistara A20N at Bhubaneswar on May 1st 2024, hail strike

Last Update: May 1, 2024 / 17:07:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 1, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vistara Airlines

Flight number
UK-788

Departure
Bhubaneswar, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-TQH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A Vistara Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-TQH performing flight UK-788 from Bhubaneswar to Delhi (India) with 169 people on board, was climbing out of Bhubaneswar's runway 14 when the crew stopped the climb at FL210 after suffering a hail strike causing a cracked windshield. The aircraft returned to Bhubaneswar for a safe landing on runway 32 about 30 minutes after departure. The aircraft sustained additional hail damage around including the radome.

Bhubaneswar Airport reported the aircraft requested priority about 10 minutes after departure after the aircraft sustained a crack in the windshield along with other damage to the structure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 1, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vistara Airlines

Flight number
UK-788

Departure
Bhubaneswar, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-TQH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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