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Moment British Airways plane ‘bounces down' Heathrow runway before abandoning landing
The white-knuckle landing was caught on camera and has been shared on social media.
A British Airways jet was captured on video during a landing attempt at London Heathrow that observers described as a tense, “white-knuckle” approach before the crew decided to abort the landing, according to AOL.co.uk. The footage shows the aircraft bouncing as it touched down on the runway, followed by an immediate decision to go around. The material provided does not include details on the exact aircraft type, flight number, or the ultimate outcomes of the incident.
RNZ adds that the event involved a tail strike on approach to Heathrow, with circulating footage highlighting the moment as the aircraft interacted with the runway. The RNZ report notes that investigators or formal statements about the causes were not included in the supplied material, and it does not specify the aircraft type, flight details, or any injuries.
Simple Flying, citing an AAIB bulletin, identifies the aircraft as a DHL-branded Airbus A300-600F operated by European Air Transport Leipzig. The sequence described is a tail strike on the initial landing attempt, after which the crew performed a go-around. On the second landing attempt, the jet touched down again and was subsequently written off. Simple Flying emphasizes that the material does not provide information on injuries or the exact flight number or time, but confirms the write-off status and the involvement of the AAIB in the bulletin narrative.
The DHL A300-600F involvement is reiterated in Simple Flying’s summary, which states the tail strike occurred on the first approach, followed by a go-around and a second landing that resulted in the aircraft being written off. The report also notes that no other aircraft were reported as involved, and that the second touchdown led to the write-off. Again, no injuries or casualty figures are provided in this source material.
PYOK offers context by noting that investigators were dispatched to the scene, indicating an official examination of the circumstances after the tail-strike event. The piece does not state the aircraft type or flight specifics, and it does not provide causes or injury information. The reporting mentions investigators being sent to assess the incident.
The Sun covers the Heathrow event in broad terms, describing a British Airways jet involved in a dramatic landing scare with reports of a tail scrape and a go-around, but it does not specify the aircraft type, flight number, sequence beyond aborting the touchdown, or any injuries. The article does not include corroborated statements from emergency services or investigators within the supplied material.
NDTV’s material shifts away from Heathrow and instead discusses a separate matter about hoax bomb threats targeting UK schools, with no aviation-specific outcomes. The report details precautionary responses by authorities and school administrators but does not provide aircraft or aviation incident information. The Heathrow tail-strike event is not expanded upon in this outlet, based on the supplied material.
FlightGlobal references a broader aviation-policy angle rather than detailing the Heathrow incident itself, quoting Heathrow Airport’s chief executive on runway expansion debates and implementation, with no new aircraft-specific facts or accident outcomes added to the Heathrow tail-strike narrative. The report does not provide aircraft type, flight number, or injury data for the Heathrow event in the supplied material.
ABC News - Breaking News and Related Content mentions an AAIB-backed bulletin about a DHL-affiliated A300-600F at Heathrow and the tail strike on the first approach, followed by a go-around and a second landing that resulted in a write-off, aligning with Simple Flying’s summary. The outlet’s aggregated reporting also discusses other aviation investigations, including an NTSB-led inquiry into a separate South Florida Learjet 60 crash with nine fatalities, though these details pertain to another incident and are not tied to the Heathrow event. The Heathrow tail-strike details themselves remain consistent with the AAIB bulletin cited by Simple Flying, lacking explicit injury numbers or exact flight identifiers in the provided material.