IndiGo flight makes abnormal runway contact in Bengaluru

An IndiGo flight from Guwahati made an abnormal runway contact while landing at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday, September 27, in gusty weather. IndiGo said all passengers and crew were safe and had disembarked. The aircraft was taken for maintenance checks and will return to service only after necessary clearances, the airline said. The incident involved flight 6E 6542. Reports say the aircraft went around during its first landing attempt and landed on a second attempt. The contact has been described as a tail strike, in which an aircraft’s rear section touches the runway. IndiGo described it as an abnormal runway contact; the exact circumstances have not been established, and the available information does not determine what role, if any, gusty conditions played. The airline said relevant authorities had been informed in accordance with standard procedures. Sources cited in one report said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) would investigate, but no formal regulator statement or findings were provided. The aircraft was undergoing maintenance checks, and IndiGo said it would resume operations after receiving necessary clearances.