Yet another IndiGo A321 suffers tail strike during landing; AAIB probe on NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Airbus A321 (VT-IBI) suffered a tail strike while landing in Chennai on Saturday, and the aircraft was now grounded there for checks. The airline - which has seen multiple tail strikes on this longer version of A320 family of planes - reported the latest one to authorities and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) is probing the same. The aircraft was operating on the Mumbai-Chennai route on Saturday when it suffered the tail strike on Saturday.
In a statement, IndiGo said: "On March 8, 2025, an IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway during landing at Chennai airport. The aircraft is grounded and will be back in operations post necessary repairs and clearance. At IndiGo, the safety of our customers, crew, and aircraft is our top priority.
We operate with the highest standards of safety. We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers due to subsequent cancellations due to this grounding." Incidentally, the same aircraft VT-IBI had suffered a tail strike last Sept and was grounded since then till about a month back.
IndiGo has seen eight tail strikes in the last 18 months..
