Created Monday, Dec 25th 2023 10:38Z, last updated Friday, Jan 19th 2024 18:56Z
A Volaris Airbus A321-200, registration XA-VLT performing flight
Y4-607 from Cancun to Guadalajara (Mexico), was in the flare for landing on Guadalajara's runway 11R at 14:59L (20:59Z) when the crew initiated a go around, the tail however contacted the runway surface. The aircraft climbed out to 12,000 feet MSL, positioned for another approach to runway 11R and landed without further incident. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however.
On Jan 19th 2024 Mexico's AIB reported the first officer was flying the approach, the instructor pilot takes command considering that the approach was high, resulting in the tail strike. Mexico's AIB rated the aircraft damage minor and rated the occurrence an incident.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Guadalajara standing Jan 19th 2024, 28 days after the tail strike.
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