A DHL-operated Airbus A300-600F (D‑AEAG) sustained a tailstrike during an aborted landing/go-around at London Heathrow after a bounce on touchdown while arriving from Leipzig. The incident prompted an immediate investigation and disrupted airport operations, causing delays, diversions and cancellations.
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The tailstrike during an aborted approach will require structural inspections and a formal safety investigation; a recent comparable event involved a tail strike during a go-around at Taipei Songshan.
The occurrence caused widespread operational disruption at Heathrow — delays, diversions and cancellations — mirroring how landing/landing-gear strikes have grounded freighters pending inspection in other recent incidents, such as the engine-pod strike during a gusty landing in Taipei.
The event highlights exposure for cargo networks operating A300-600Fs and other freighter types and comes as manufacturers progress new freighter programmes, including Airbus's continued work on the A350F final assembly, which informs fleet-replacement and operational resilience planning.
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