KLM A21N at Amsterdam on Aug 14th 2026, dog around

Last Update: August 15, 2026 / 16:51:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 14, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-928

Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-AXL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A KLM Airbus A321-200N, registration PH-AXL performing flight KL-928 from Edinburgh,SC (UK) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on final approach to Amsterdam's runway 18R cleared to land when tower instructed the aircraft to go around. Upon query tower explained bird watch had observed a dog on the runway. The crew initiated the dog around and climbed to 2000 feet while positioning for another approach to runway 18R. Upon being cleared to land again the crew queried whether they found the intruder, tower replied: "yes, and he is outside the gate". The aircraft landed safely about 10 minutes after the go around.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 14, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-928

Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-AXL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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