{"id":31329,"date":"2023-04-24T13:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T07:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=31329"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:35:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:05:45","slug":"qatar-airways-airbus-a350-tail-strike-at-islamabad-airport-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/qatar-airways-airbus-a350-tail-strike-at-islamabad-airport-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways Airbus A350 tail strike at Islamabad Airport Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On April 16, flight QR614 <\/strong>operated by Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900, suffered a tail strike during landing. Furthermore, the plane landed on runway 28L at Islamabad but later executed a go-around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways and Airbus have recently solved their legal disputes. Subsequently, Qatar Airways placed orders for Airbus A350s and A321s. The legal dispute was over the grounding of a plane over paint and surface crack by a regulatory authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Qatar Airways A350 Tail Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flight QR614, operated by a Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 with registration A7-ALN, had a tail strike during landing at Islamabad’s runway 28L on 16th April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the initial landing, the plane performed a go-around before landing safely on the same runway fifteen minutes later. Following the flight, the aircraft was inspected, and the tail strike was discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the flight tracking website Flight Radar 24, the aircraft involved in the incident has the registration A7-ALN. The plane is 6 years and 3 months old, as reported by the Planspotters.net site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flag carrier of Qatar regularly operates flights as QR614 with multiple aircraft. The QR614 is a daily non-stop flight from Doha International Airport (DOH), the world’s best airport, to Islamabad Airport (ISB), Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline deploys its Airbus A350s, Boeing 787s and 777s on this route. On the 16th of April 2023, the airline deployed A350 A7-ALN. The plane took off at 11:26 PM UTC<\/small> and landed at Islamabad with some delay. The actual landing time of QR614 is 2:40 AM UTC<\/small>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bottom Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the tail strike, the pilot made a go-around; however, it was a late decision, and they landed safely. Subsequently, the aircraft did not operate any commercial flight after returning to Doha on 21 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many social media users, especially on Twitter, shared the images of the incident. Furthermore, some found it entertaining and some scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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