Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered G-XLRA operated by Wizz Air UK on 11/09/2025 at Prague AD (Czech Republic)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Czech Republic:

Hard bounced landing followed by tailstrike.

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General information
Local date	11/09/2025
Responsible entity	Czech Republic - AAII
State or area of occurrence	Czech Republic
Location	Prague AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2025-0410

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - Wizz Air UK Limited
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	G-XLRA
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - EGKK (LGW) : London/Gatwick
Planned destination	Czech Republic - LKPR (PRG) : Praha/Ruzyne
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	11631
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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