{
  "id": 10263901,
  "title": "IndiGo flight suffers tail strike during 2nd landing attempt at Bengaluru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/indigo-flight-suffers-tail-strike-during-2nd-landing-attempt-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T17:31:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/industry/aviation/indigo-flight-suffers-tail-strike-during-2nd-landing-attempt-at-bengaluru-126092700811_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An IndiGo flight from Guwahati to Bengaluru experienced a tail strike during its second landing attempt at Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday, according to Live Mint. The incident occurred amid severe gusty weather, but the aircraft landed safely.\n\nThe airline confirmed that the aircraft, an A321 Neo, experienced an \"abnormal runway contact\" while landing, as reported by multiple outlets. All customers and crew were safe and disembarked safely. The aircraft has been grounded for maintenance checks and will resume operations after securing necessary clearances.\n\nThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is probing the incident, as per Times of India. This is not the first tail strike incident involving IndiGo's A321 aircraft. The airline has told the DGCA that it has enhanced pilot training in this area, with a focus on go-arounds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight suffers tail strike while landing at Kempegowda airport; DGCA to probe incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/bengaluru-bound-indigo-flight-suffers-tail-strike-while-landing-at",
        "published": "2026-09-27T16:12:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "IndiGo A321 enroute Blr suffers tail strike; plane lands safely in second attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/indigo-a321-enroute-blr-suffers-tail-strike-plane-lands-safely-in",
        "published": "2026-09-27T16:25:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "IndiGo Flight Suffers Tail Strike In Bengaluru, Airline Blames Weather",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/indigo-flight-suffers-tail-strike-in-bengaluru-airline-blames-weather",
        "published": "2026-09-27T16:56:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "IndiGo flight suffers tail strike while landing in Bengaluru amid gusty weather conditions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/indigo-flight-suffers-tail-strike-while-landing-in-bengaluru-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-27T17:13:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}