India Express B38M at Phuket on Mar 11th 2026, hard landing, nose wheels separated
Last Update: March 11, 2026 / 09:12:33 GMT/Zulu time
An Air India Express Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration VT-BWQ performing flight IX-938 from Hyderabad (India) to Phuket (Thailand) with 133 people on board, landed on Phuket's runway 09 at 11:24L (04:24Z) but suffered a hard touch down also causing dama...
An Air India Express Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration VT-BWQ performing flight IX-938 from Hyderabad (India) to Phuket (Thailand) with 133 people on board, landed on Phuket's runway 09 at 11:24L (04:24Z) but suffered a hard touch down also causing dama
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air India Express
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
Airport
Zurich International Airport
Airport ICAO Code
AFTZ
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