THY A21N at Prague on May 11th 2025, tail strike on go around
Last Update: May 23, 2025 / 16:37:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1771
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
TC-LSL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Airport ICAO Code
LKPR
The return flight TK-1772 was cancelled.
On May 23rd 2025 UZPLN rported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated. The aircraft bounced during landing, the crew performed a go around, and the aircraft tail contacted the runway surface.
Metars:
LKPR 111400Z VRB03KT CAVOK 17/02 Q1016 NOSIG=
LKPR 111330Z 05007KT CAVOK 17/02 Q1016 NOSIG=
LKPR 111300Z VRB03KT CAVOK 16/02 Q1017 NOSIG=
LKPR 111230Z VRB06KT CAVOK 16/01 Q1017 NOSIG=
LKPR 111200Z 06008KT 020V080 CAVOK 16/01 Q1017 NOSIG=
LKPR 111130Z VRB06KT CAVOK 15/01 Q1017 NOSIG=
LKPR 111100Z 07007KT 360V140 9999 SCT049 15/02 Q1018 NOSIG=
LKPR 111030Z VRB08KT 9999 SCT047 15/03 Q1018 NOSIG=
LKPR 111000Z 09010KT 9999 SCT044 14/03 Q1018 NOSIG=
LKPR 110930Z 07007KT 030V140 9999 SCT037 14/05 Q1018 NOSIG=
LKPR 110900Z 07007KT 030V130 9999 SCT032 14/04 Q1018 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1771
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
TC-LSL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Airport ICAO Code
LKPR
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