Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered VT-PPU operated by Indian Airlines on 15/02/2020 at Pune [Investigation led by AAIB / India]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Indian authorities:

Tail strike during take-off.

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General information
Local date	15/02/2020
Responsible entity	India - AIB
State or area of occurrence	India
Location	AD Pune
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2020-0085

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	India - Indian Airlines Corporation
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	VT-PPU
State of registry	India
Last departure point	India - VAPO (PNQ) : Pune (Iaf)
Planned destination	India - VIDP (DEL) : Delhi/Indira Gandhi Intl
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	4096
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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