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| Date: | Monday 9 September 2024 |
| Time: | 18:14 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-251NX |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-IBI |
| MSN: | 11101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2023 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Airport (BLR/VOBL) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Bangalore-Hindustan HAL Airport (VOBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E6054, an Airbus A321-251NX, suffered a tailstrike during landing on runway 27L at Bengaluru International Airport (BLR).
Damage was observed between frame no.60 and frame no.70 and from stringers 40LH to 40RH.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service on 6 February 2025. It was then involved in another tailstrike occurrence on 8 March 2025.
METAR:
VOBL 091200Z 26010KT 8000 SCT012 BKN080 25/19 Q1010 NOSIG
VOBL 091300Z 25012KT 8000 SCT012 BKN080 24/19 Q1010 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/aviation/indigo-aircraft-grounded-as-dgca-probes-tailstrike-report-19477844.htm
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ibi#37058ef0
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a321-registered-vt-ibi-operated-by-interglobe-aviation-on-09-09-2024-at-dehli/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 2025 | VT-IBI | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) | |
sub |
| Tailstrike | ||||||
Location
Media:
Breaking :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) September 17, 2024
- On 9th Sept @IndiGo6E flight 6054 on VT-IBI from Delhi to Bengaluru had a major tailstrike
- Significant damage marks found
- Data sent to @Airbus for assessment, @DGCAIndia has grounded the crew
- Last year the airline had series of tailstrikes too
✈️ pic.twitter.com/lObVeP8gl5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2024 12:41 | ASN | Added |
| 17-Sep-2024 12:47 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 06:32 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2025 09:05 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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