AAIB investigation to Airbus A300-600F, D-AEAG
Tailstrike followed by a rejected landing, London Heathrow Airport, 12 October 2025
During touchdown onto Runway 09L at London Heathrow Airport (Heathrow), the aircraft experienced a tailstrike as a result of a commanded increase in pitch, compounded by the associated pitch-up effect of the ground spoiler extension sequence. The commander, concerned that the aircraft may have experienced a high bounce and was becoming unstable, initiated a go-around without conscious acknowledgement of having already selected reverse thrust. The flight crew subsequently conducted a second approach and landed on Runway 09R at Heathrow.
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