Aircraft grounded in India after suffering tail strike
The IndiGo airline's aircraft VT-IMG was on a domestic flight from the eastern city of Kolkata to Delhi on June 11.
NEW DELHI: A passenger aircraft belonging to a private airline company in India has been grounded after it suffered a tail strike at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Sunday, announced the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday.
The IndiGo airline’s aircraft VT-IMG was on a domestic flight from the eastern city of Kolkata to Delhi on June 11.
After landing the crew felt that they floated longer than normal and initiated a go-around.
“During the go-around manoeuvre, probably the bottom of the tail portion of the aircraft touched the runway surface and sustained damages. The operating crew have been off-rostered pending investigation,” said the DGCA in an official statement.
It further said that the domestic flight was uneventful till the approach to land at the Delhi airport.
-Xinhua
