Indigo A20N at Chennai on Jun 14th 2025, tail strike on landing
Last Update: June 16, 2025 / 10:48:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2025
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6174
Departure
Hyderabad, India
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IPZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport ICAO Code
VOMM
The aircraft is still on the ground in Chennai about 41 hours after landing.
Metars:
VOMM 141930Z 22007KT 4000 BR SCT018 SCT100 29/24 Q1003 NOSIG=
VOMM 141900Z 22008KT 4000 BR SCT018 FEW025CB SCT080 29/24 Q1003 NOSIG=
VOMM 141830Z 23008KT 4000 -DZ BR SCT018 FEW025CB BKN080 29/24 Q1003 NOSIG=
VOMM 141800Z 21008KT 4000 -DZ BR SCT018 FEW025CB BKN080 29/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
VOMM 141730Z 22012KT 4000 BR SCT018 FEW025CB BKN080 29/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
VOMM 141700Z 22010KT 4000 BR SCT018 FEW025CB BKN080 29/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
VOMM 141630Z 23010KT 4000 BR SCT018 FEW025CB BKN080 28/25 Q1004 NOSIG=
VOMM 141600Z 23015G25KT 4000 DZ BR SCT018 FEW025CB BKN080 30/26 Q1004 NOSIG=
VOMM 141530Z 19010KT 6000 SCT020 SCT100 31/27 Q1003 NOSIG=
VOMM 141500Z 19009KT 6000 SCT020 SCT100 32/27 Q1003 NOSIG=
VOMM 141430Z 19010KT 6000 SCT020 SCT100 32/27 Q1002 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2025
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6174
Departure
Hyderabad, India
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IPZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport ICAO Code
VOMM
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