Created Wednesday, Oct 26th 2022 14:33Z, last updated Wednesday, Jan 18th 2023 19:35Z
An Iberia Airbus A320-200N, registration EC-NDN performing flight
IB-3140 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was on final approach to Dusseldorf's runway 23R when the crew rejected landing and performed the missed approach procedure at 11:13L (09:13Z). The aircraft climbed to 4000 feet, positioned for another approach to runway 23R and landed at 11:27L (09:27Z).
A post flight inspection revealed the aircraft received substantial damage. The aircraft remained on the ground in Dusseldorf until Oct 29th, then positioned to Madrid and remained on the ground in Madrid until Nov 12th 2022 before returning to service.
The return flight IB-3141 was cancelled. The passengers for the return flight were rebooked onto flight IB-3133 and reached Madrid with a delay of about 9.5 hours.
Germany's BFU reported the aircraft dropped on short final and touched down hard. The aircraft went around and landed safely on the second approach. The BFU is investigating.
