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| Date: | Friday 22 December 2023 |
| Time: | 21:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Volaris |
| Registration: | XA-VLT |
| MSN: | 7125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) |
| Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/MMGL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Volaris flight Y4607, an Airbus A321-231, suffered a tail strike while landing on runway 10 of the Guadalajara Intl. Airport (GDL).
The first officer was Pilot Flying and the instructor pilot took over control to correct, what he considered a high approach. A tail strike occurred and the flight crew initiated a go around. The aircraft landed 20 minutes later.
METAR:
Weather reported about the incident time (2100Z):
MMGL 222049Z 03007KT 8SM FEW030 BKN090 OVC300 21/04 A3015 RMK SLP127 57035 900 8/437
MMGL 222140Z 06005KT 8SM SCT030 BKN090 OVC300 22/04 A3014 RMK 8/477
Sources:
https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucagi-inisinde-kuyrugunu-surttu-4/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xa-vlt#33573459
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/incident-to-the-airbus-a321-registered-xa-vlt-operated-by-volaris-on-22-12-2023-at-guadalajara/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2023 09:21 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 25-Dec-2023 09:24 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2023 09:25 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2023 10:25 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2024 12:43 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 09-Jan-2024 08:48 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2024 08:49 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2024 08:55 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2024 08:57 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 19-Jan-2024 08:32 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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