British Airways flight BA431 from Amsterdam Schiphol went around after a tailstrike during landing at London Heathrow on 12 November 2026. The Airbus A321neo, registered G-TNEB, landed safely on its second approach about 14 minutes later. No injuries were reported.
The incident occurred at about 10:35 local time on runway 27L. Footage from two airport cameras appears to show the aircraft bouncing on touchdown and its tail contacting the runway twice before the crew climbed away. The Aviation Safety Network recorded a tailstrike during touchdown and listed the extent of the damage as unknown.
British Airways took the aircraft out of service for inspection and said it was assisting the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) with its investigation.
The cause of the bounced landing remains undetermined. Heathrow’s 10:20 weather observation, about 15 minutes before the incident, recorded light rain, an overcast cloud base at 1,400 feet and a south-southeasterly wind at 11 knots.