BAW A321N at London on Nov 12th 2026, tail strike on go around

Last Update: November 12, 2026 / 18:51:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2026

Classification
Accident

Flight number
BA-431

Aircraft Registration
G-TNEB

Airport ICAO Code
EGLL

A BAW British Airways Airbus A321-200N, registration G-TNEB performing flight BA-431 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was landing on runway 27L at 10:35L (10:35Z) when the crew initiated a go around after touch down, the tail contacted the runway surface. The aircraft climbed out to 4000 feet, positioned for another approach to runway 27L and landed without further incident.

Metars:
EGLL 121250Z AUTO 02007KT 330V060 9999 FEW033 08/M00 Q1006=
EGLL 121220Z AUTO 01009KT 340V050 9999 NCD 08/01 Q1006 NOSIG=
EGLL 121150Z AUTO 04012KT 9999 NCD 08/01 Q1006 NOSIG=
EGLL 121120Z AUTO 02008KT 340V050 9999 NCD 08/01 Q1006 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 121050Z AUTO 36011KT 9999 NCD 07/02 Q1006 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 121020Z AUTO 02008KT 350V060 9999 BKN040 06/02 Q1006 NOSIG=
EGLL 120950Z AUTO 01004KT 320V060 9999 BKN036 06/03 Q1006 NOSIG=
EGLL 120920Z AUTO 01006KT 340V050 9999 SCT036 05/03 Q1006 NOSIG=
EGLL 120850Z AUTO 36006KT 9999 FEW035 05/03 Q1005 NOSIG=
EGLL 120820Z AUTO 35003KT 310V030 9999 FEW033 04/02 Q1005 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2026

Classification
Accident

Flight number
BA-431

Aircraft Registration
G-TNEB

Airport ICAO Code
EGLL

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