Hard landing Serious incident Airbus A321-211 (WL) VN-A639,
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Date:Friday 16 October 2020
Time:c. 11:15 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A321 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-211 (WL)
Owner/operator:VietJet Air
Registration: VN-A639
MSN: 8034
Year of manufacture:2017
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B3/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Serious incident
Location:Dong Hoi -   Vietnam
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)
Destination airport:Dong Hoi Airport (VDH/VVDH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
VietJet Air flight VJ260, an Airbus A321, suffered a hard landing at Dong Hoi Airport.
FlightGlobal reports that flight load data show that the vertical force during the landing was 4.27g.
It also indicates that the landing, on runway 29, took place in a 90° crosswind of 23kt from the right, gusting to 33kt.

Sources:

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/vietjet-a321-suffers-427g-hard-landing-at-dong-hoi/140722.article
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a639#25c984ff

Revision history:

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