Serious incident to the ATR 72 registered VT-AIX and operated by Alliance Air on 26/01/2019 at Diu [Investigation led by AAIB / India]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Indian authorities:

The aircraft carried out a hard landing and thereafter bounced twice. The 'G' values went up to 2.68 and the belly rubbed with the runway surface.

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General information
Local date	26/01/2019
Responsible entity	India - AIB
State or area of occurrence	India
Location	AD Diu
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2019-0035

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	India - Alliance Air
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	VT-AIX
State of registry	India
Last departure point	India - VABB (BOM): MUMBAI/CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI INTL.
Planned destination	India - Other (AD DIU )
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	1268
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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