EAT Leipzig A306 at London on Oct 12th 2025, tail strike and balked landing

Last Update: October 12, 2025 / 21:20:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-2212

Departure
Leipzig, Germany

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
D-AEAG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 freighter on behalf of DHL, registration D-AEAG performing flight QY-2212 from Leipzig (Germany) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), landed on Heathrow's runway 09L at 17:12L (16:12Z) when the aircraft bounced, suffered a tail strike, settled again on the runway before the aircraft balked the landing and went around. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 09R where the aircraft landed without further incident about 20 minutes later.

Metars:
COR EGLL 121850Z AUTO 05004KT 9999 NCD 13/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 121820Z AUTO 05004KT 9999 NCD 13/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 121750Z AUTO 06004KT 9999 NCD 14/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
EGLL 121720Z AUTO 05004KT 010V070 9999 NCD 14/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 121650Z AUTO 04005KT 9999 NCD 15/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
EGLL 121620Z AUTO 03005KT 350V060 9999 NCD 15/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 121550Z AUTO 04005KT 360V090 9999 NCD 15/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 121520Z AUTO 07005KT 010V100 9999 NCD 15/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
EGLL 121450Z AUTO 04004KT 350V110 9999 NCD 15/08 Q1031 NOSIG=
EGLL 121420Z AUTO 05005KT 360V120 9999 NCD 15/08 Q1031=
EGLL 121350Z AUTO 07004KT 360V120 9999 NCD 15/08 Q1031=
EGLL 121320Z AUTO 06004KT 020V110 9999 FEW020 14/08 Q1032=
EGLL 121250Z AUTO 08006KT 050V120 9999 SCT018 14/08 Q1032=
COR EGLL 121220Z AUTO VRB03KT 9999 BKN018 13/08 Q1032 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-2212

Departure
Leipzig, Germany

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
D-AEAG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

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