Serious incident to an Airbus A321 operated by Air Transat on 03/06/2026 at London-Gatwick (United Kingdom)

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

The aircraft experienced a hard landing.

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General information
Local date	03/06/2026
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	London-Gatwick AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2026-0237

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Canada - Air Transat
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration
State of registry	Canada
Last departure point	Canada - CYYZ (YYZ) : Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl, Ont.
Planned destination	United Kingdom - EGKK (LGW) : London/Gatwick
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	9492
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.