Created Friday, Sep 12th 2025 16:47Z, last updated Saturday, Nov 8th 2025 15:15Z
A Wizz Air UK Airbus A321-200N, registration G-XLRA performing flight
W9-5775 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Prague (Czech Republic), landed on Prague's runway 24 at 13:39L (11:39Z), bounced and touched down a second time, this time the tail contacted the runway surface. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage and was unable to depart for the return flight W9-5776. The aircraft is still on the ground in Prague about 29 hours later.
The airport reported there were no injuries.
On Sep 19th 2025 Czechia's UZPLN reported the aircraft experienced a hard landing followed by a tail strike and opened an investigation.
The aircraft was still on the ground in Prague on Sep 19th 2025.
On Nov 7th 2025 Czechia's UZPLN reported the crew consisted of a Captain, who was flying as Captain on the A21N for the first time and a first officer, who was flying as a first officer for the third time with 450 hours total experience. The first officer was pilot flying. Between 75 feet AGL and 30 feet AGL the aircraft increased its descent from 480 to 768 fpm, levelled off at 25 feet AGL and subsequently touched down at 6 degrees nose up attitude at a vertical acceleration of +2.54G, bounced, the spoilers deployed and the pitch increased to a maximum of 9.7 degrees nose up.
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