ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343366
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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 17:59 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-271NX |
| Owner/operator: | Volaris |
| Registration: | XA-VSC |
| MSN: | 10789 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GLD/MMGL) -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ) |
| Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/MMGL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Volaris flight Y4488, an Airbus A321-271NX, XA-VSC, sustained substantial damage when it suffered a tailstrike on landing at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GLD/MMGL), Guadalajara, Mexico.
There were no injuries.
According to the captain, "We were on an ILS approach. The first officer was flying the aircraft, the approach was carried out in a normal way. On short final an instability started, the first officer decelerated the aircraft completely, the aircraft went down, I didn't have time to correct, a strong impact was felt. When we arrived at the apron, we were informed that a tail strike had occurred, a report was recorded in the logbook and the company and authorities were informed."
Sources:
CIDAIA Mexico
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a321-registered-xa-vsc-operated-by-volaris-on-05-08-2023-at-guadalajara/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xa-vsc#31749bef
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2023 10:52 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
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