IndiGo A321 suffers tail strike on landing in Mumbai in heavy rains

MUMBAI: An IndiGo A321 plane, working a flight from Bangkok, suffered a tail strike when landing in Mumbai in heavy rains in the early hours of Saturday.IndiGo flight 6E1060 departed Bangkok at 11.40 pm and landed in Mumbai round 3 am. But earlier than it may contact down on runway 27 of the airport, the plane carried out a go-around, it descended to beneath 550 ft earlier than the pilots determined to abort the landing and climb for a second try at contact down. The tail strike occurred in the course of the go-around. A tail strike happens when the tail, the aft part of the fuselage hits the runway or floor throughout a landing or take-off.“On August 16, 2025 an IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway while executing a low-altitude go-around due to unfavourable weather conditions in Mumbai. Thereafter, the aircraft carried out another approach and landed safely. Following the standard protocol, the aircraft will go through necessary checks/ repairs and regulatory clearance before resuming operations,” stated IndiGo in a press assertion. “At IndiGo, the safety of our customers, crew, and aircraft is our top priority. We are making all efforts to minimise any subsequent impact on our operations due to this incident,” it added.Sources identified that IndiGo didn’t inform the Mumbai air visitors management concerning the tail strike. “A tail strike could damage the runway surface, it could take out runway centre line flights or leave foreign objects on the runway, all of which is unsafe for the next aircraft that has lined up to take off or land. Airlines inform the ATC about tail strike because a runway inspection should be carried out after such an incident to ensure the safety of all aircraft operating from that runway,” stated an aviation supply.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the incident.On March 08, an Indigo A321 (VT-IBI) working flight 6E-5325 from Mumbai to Chennai suffered a tail strike on landing. The plane was grounded following the incident. Prior to this incident, on Sept 09, final yr, the identical IndiGo A321 plane had a tails trike on departure from Delhi to Bengaluru. The plane continued its flight and landed with out issues although the airplane had sustained severe harm. In July 2023, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation levied a high quality of Rs 30 lakhs on IndiGo after its plane suffered 4 tail strikes in a span of six months. The regulator discovered systematic deficiencies, together with coaching and engineering procedures that led to the tail strikes. The A321 is an extended model of the A320 plane, its fuselage is 22 ft longer than the traditional A320 plane.