IndiGo Aircraft Suffers Tail Strike While Landing at Kolkata Airport
Last Updated: January 04, 2023, 22:06 IST
There were 173 passengers on board the flight at the time of the incident, sources at the Kolkata airport said.
(Representative image/News18)
A tail strike occurs when the tail or empennage of an aircraft hits the ground or any other stationary object during take-off or landing
IndiGo on Wednesday said one of its Airbus A321 aircraft suffered a tail strike while landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
The incident took place on Monday as the aircraft, with flight number 6E1859, was coming to Kolkata from Dhaka.
“The aircraft was declared grounded at Kolkata for assessment and repairs. The incident is being investigated in detail,” IndiGo said in a statement.
No injuries, however, were reported, the airlines said.
There were 173 passengers on board the flight at the time of the incident, sources at the Kolkata airport said.
A tail strike occurs when the tail or empennage of an aircraft hits the ground or any other stationary object during take-off or landing.
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Last Updated: January 04, 2023, 22:06 IST
There were 173 passengers on board the flight at the time of the incident, sources at the Kolkata airport said.
(Representative image/News18)
A tail strike occurs when the tail or empennage of an aircraft hits the ground or any other stationary object during take-off or landing
IndiGo on Wednesday said one of its Airbus A321 aircraft suffered a tail strike while landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
The incident took place on Monday as the aircraft, with flight number 6E1859, was coming to Kolkata from Dhaka.
“The aircraft was declared grounded at Kolkata for assessment and repairs. The incident is being investigated in detail,” IndiGo said in a statement.
No injuries, however, were reported, the airlines said.
There were 173 passengers on board the flight at the time of the incident, sources at the Kolkata airport said.
A tail strike occurs when the tail or empennage of an aircraft hits the ground or any other stationary object during take-off or landing.
Read all the Latest India News here
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed)
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