KLM A21N at Lisbon on Jun 16th 2026, tail scrape on landing
Last Update: July 7, 2026 / 18:00:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1583
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
PH-AXB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Airport
Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon
Airport ICAO Code
LPPT
The return flight was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Lisbon on Jul 7th 2026.
On Jul 7th 2026 Portugal's GPIAAF reported the damage was substantial, however, they did not open an investigation considering "the event contained in nature" and delegated the investigation to the Dutch Safety Board.
Metars:
LPPT 161430Z 31010KT 270V350 CAVOK 28/16 Q1016=
LPPT 161400Z 30009KT CAVOK 28/15 Q1016=
LPPT 161330Z 35009KT 290V030 CAVOK 28/15 Q1017=
LPPT 161300Z 32007KT 280V010 CAVOK 28/16 Q1017=
LPPT 161230Z 35009KT 310V020 CAVOK 27/15 Q1017=
LPPT 161200Z 36010KT 330V030 CAVOK 26/16 Q1017=
LPPT 161130Z 35009KT 310V030 CAVOK 25/16 Q1017=
LPPT 161100Z 36008KT 300V040 CAVOK 25/15 Q1017=
LPPT 161030Z 34009KT 300V010 CAVOK 24/15 Q1017=
LPPT 161000Z 33009KT 9999 FEW020 23/15 Q1017=
LPPT 160930Z 34009KT 300V010 9999 FEW020 22/15 Q1017=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-1583
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
PH-AXB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Airport
Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon
Airport ICAO Code
LPPT
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