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| Date: | Saturday 8 March 2025 |
| Time: | 08:17 UTC |
| 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 |
| Location: | Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) -
 India
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) |
| Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E5325, an Airbus A321-251NX, suffered a tailstrike during landing on runway 25 at Chennai Airport (MAA).
The aircraft, VT-IBI, had suffered a similar tailstike incident on 9 September 2024. It was repaired and resumed service on 6 February 2025.
METAR:
VOMM 080800Z 14012KT 5000 HZ FEW020 33/24 Q1007 NOSIG
VOMM 080900Z 12012KT 6000 FEW020 32/23 Q1006 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ibi#39654a5d
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 September 2024 | VT-IBI | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Airport (BLR/VOBL) | |
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| Tailstrike | ||||||
Location
Media:
Just heard :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) March 9, 2025
- @IndiGo6E plane VT-IBI had a tailstrike in Chennai yesterday
- Seems quite an impact.
Here are some pics from a friend : @DGCAIndia @AviationSafety pic.twitter.com/bLjNzPx69x
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2025 09:02 | ASN | Added |
| 09-Mar-2025 09:29 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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