Spirit A21N at Fort Lauderdale or Chicago on Feb 28th 2026, tail scrape

Last Update: March 2, 2026 / 17:22:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-1

Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N737NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N737NK performing flight NK-1 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), departed Fort Lauderdale's runway 10R, On final approach to O'Hare's runway 10C the aircraft went around from very low height, positioned for another approach to runway 10C and landed about 3:15 hours after departure.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED AND POST FILGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SCRAPES ON THE TAIL, CHICAGO, IL."
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N737NK
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
A321-271NX
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A21N
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-1

Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N737NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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