Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered EC-IZH operated by Iberia on 01/08/2026 at Split (Croatia)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Croatian authorities:

During landing at Split Airport, the aircraft sustained damage to the nose landing gear, and both nose wheel tyres burst.

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General information
Local date	01/08/2026
Responsible entity	Croatia - AIN
State or area of occurrence	Croatia
Location	Split AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2026-0334

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Spain - Iberia, L.a.e., S.A.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	EC-IZH
State of registry	Spain
Last departure point	Spain - LEMD (MAD) : Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez
Planned destination	Croatia - LDSP (SPU) : Split
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	2225
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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