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Serious Incident to the Airbus A321 registered VT-TVF operated by Air India on 21/05/2026 at Bangalore (India)

Tailstrike during go-around

Responsible entity

India - AAIB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Indian authorities :

While landing at Bengaluru, the aircraft carried out a go around during which it was involved in a tail strike. The aircraft then landed safely and turned to the parking Bay. Later, the PIC  and airline engineering team confirmed about the tail strike.