DCA25WA253

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A321 · Dublin, Ireland · July 1, 2025

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
July 1, 2025, 11:03 local (11:03 UTC)
Place
Dublin, Ireland · destination airport coords
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
TC-LTGAirbus A321
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Tailstrike
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
200496

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

TailstrikeLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 124 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
TC-LTG
Reported as
Airbus A321 (271NX)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
10375
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM, turbo fanPratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM, turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Turkish Airlines
Registered owner
Turkish Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
LTFM · Istanbul, OF
Destination
EIDW · Dublin, OF