Frontier A20N at Denver on Jul 12th 2025, tail strike on go around
Last Update: August 8, 2025 / 15:39:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 12, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-1927
Departure
Oklahoma City, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N384FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport ICAO Code
KDEN
The NTSB rated the occurrence an accident and opened an investigation.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Denver until Jul 21st 2025, positioned to Birmingham,AL (USA), but has not yet returned to service (Aug 8th 2025).
On Aug 8th 2025 the NTSB added, the aircraft bounced while landing on runway 16R before going around. The aircraft landed on runway 7. During post flight inspection evidence of a tail strike, damage to the rear fuselage was noted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, the occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated by the NTSB.
Metars:
KDEN 121853Z 33007KT 10SM FEW055 FEW220 26/12 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP138 TCU DSNT SW T02610122=
KDEN 121753Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT045 24/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02390122 10239 20144 56016=
KDEN 121653Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT040 23/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02280122=
KDEN 121553Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW020 BKN031 BKN040 21/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02060128=
KDEN 121453Z 12008KT 10SM FEW018 BKN041 19/13 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01890133 58006=
KDEN 121406Z 12007KT 6SM BR FEW004 SCT008 OVC035 16/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T01610133=
KDEN 121353Z 13009KT 5SM BR SCT004 BKN008 OVC035 16/14 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01560139=
KDEN 121348Z 13010KT 4SM BR SCT004 OVC008 16/14 A3025 RMK AO2=
KDEN 121253Z 09007KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 14/14 A3025 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 SLP171 T01440139=
KDEN 121153Z 06007KT 2SM BR OVC004 14/14 A3025 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 SLP169 70001 T01440139 10150 20139 55004=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 12, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-1927
Departure
Oklahoma City, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N384FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport ICAO Code
KDEN
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