Accident to an Airbus A320 operated by Austrian Airlines on 19/09/2026 at London – Heathrow AD (United Kingdom) - BEA - Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

A320 suffered a tailstrike upon landing.

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General information
Local date	19/09/2026
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	London - Heathrow AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2026-0424

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Austria - Austrian Airlines AG
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration
State of registry	Austria
Last departure point	Austria - LOWW (VIE) : Wien/Schwechat
Planned destination	United Kingdom - EGLL (LHR) : London/Heathrow
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	10904
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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