IndiGo aircraft’s belly scrapes runway again; plane grounded
An IndiGo Airbus A321 was grounded following a tail-strike incident at Gorakhpur airport, marking the eighth such occurrence for the airline's A321 fleet. Industry experts and regulators have raised concerns regarding systemic deficiencies in the airline's operations and training.
Why it matters
Repeated aviation safety incidents raise significant concerns regarding passenger safety and the effectiveness of regulatory oversight.
An IndiGo Airbus A321’s fuselage scraped the runway during landing at Gorakhpur earlier this week, according to industry sources, marking at least the 8th tail-strike incident involving the airline’s A321 fleet.
The aircraft has remained grounded since the incident, which came to light in Gorakhpur on August 19. Its last recorded operation was a Delhi–Gorakhpur flight.
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A321neo. According to industry sources, this is at least the 10th tail-strike incident involving an IndiGo aircraft since 2023, with at least eight of these incidents involving A321s. One incident involved the smaller-sized, regional aircraft, an ATR, and another an A320. There is no official data available on the number of tail-strike incidents involving the airline.
The Hindu has contacted IndiGo for a comment and will update this story when a response is received.
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