{"id":30768,"date":"2023-04-18T11:38:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T06:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=30768"},"modified":"2023-05-08T23:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:03:40","slug":"during-landing-an-indigo-flight-6e-203-from-mumbai-to-nagpur-suffers-a-tail-strike-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/during-landing-an-indigo-flight-6e-203-from-mumbai-to-nagpur-suffers-a-tail-strike-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"During Landing, an IndiGo Flight 6E203 from Mumbai to Nagpur Suffers a Tail Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Mumbai: <\/strong>A tail strike occurred during the landing at Nagpur airport of an Indigo aircraft that had taken off from Mumbai International Airport. According to the news agency, the incident happened on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goindigo.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndiGo flight 6E-203<\/a> from Mumbai to Nagpur airport on April 14, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft was declared grounded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagpurairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nagpur Airport<\/a> for assessment and maintenance, according to a statement issued by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goindigo.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndiGo<\/a>. The airline added that no injuries were reported due to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A technical issue on an IndiGo flight with 230 passengers destined for Bagdogra resulted in a major emergency at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.\" class=\"wp-image-25787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/indigo-airlines-edited.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">indigo incidents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-indigo-mumbai-to-nagpur-flight-tail-strike\">IndiGo Mumbai to Nagpur Flight <strong>Tail Strike<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Flight 6E 203 from Mumbai experienced a tail strike while making a landing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagpurairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nagpur Airport <\/a>on April 14, 2023. At the airport in Nagpur, the plane was ordered to stay grounded for inspection and maintenance. Subsequently, the issue is being thoroughly investigated, according to a statement from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goindigo.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndiGo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flight 6E 203 from Mumbai had a tail strike while landing at Nagpur on 14th April. The aircraft was declared grounded at Nagpur airport for assessment and repairs. The incident is being investigated: IndiGo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bcRj049dgs\">pic.twitter.com\/bcRj049dgs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1648167988435251200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IndiGo Airline  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When an aircraft&#8217;s tail or empennage strikes the ground or any other stationary object during takeoff or landing, this is known as a tail strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-similar-incident\">Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An IndiGo flight bound for West Bengal&#8217;s Bagdogra on April 15 was forced to return to Delhi because of a technical issue. According to IndiGo, flight 6E 6282 from Delhi to Bagdogra returned to Delhi as a precaution. Further, a source told PTI that the aircralanded unexpectedly because of a mechanical issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The pilot identified a technical issue and asked for a turnback. The plane safely landed and is now undergoing the required inspection. The passengers were transported to Bagdogra on a different plane, according to a statement from IndiGo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before that, on April 4, a mechanical issue forced an IndiGo flight headed for Varanasi to make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad, Telangana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wc-aircraft-a20n-registration-VT-IZI-4392bf90a53eb1f2074a9656f76371aa2e9d4099_640.jpg\" alt=\"During landing, India's largest domestic carrier IndiGo flight 6E-203 from Mumbai to Nagpur, suffers a tail strike.\" class=\"wp-image-30770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wc-aircraft-a20n-registration-VT-IZI-4392bf90a53eb1f2074a9656f76371aa2e9d4099_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wc-aircraft-a20n-registration-VT-IZI-4392bf90a53eb1f2074a9656f76371aa2e9d4099_640-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wc-aircraft-a20n-registration-VT-IZI-4392bf90a53eb1f2074a9656f76371aa2e9d4099_640-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IndiGo |  Aviationa2z.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IndiGo Airlines explained that the flight was diverted to Hyderabad as a &#8220;precaution.&#8221; Furthermore,  in response to the emergency landing of the Varanasi-bound flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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