Caption:British Airways plane involved in tail strike incident at London, Heathrow.Photo credit:FlightRadar24A dramatic tail strike incident has been caught on camera at London's Heathrow Airport.The aircraft involved was an Airbus A321neo, operated by British Airways.The plane, which can carry about 200 passengers, had flown from Amsterdam and was touching down on the runway at Europe's busiest airport when its rear appeared to strike the ground twice.The cockpit crew then aborted the landing and climbed away from the airport.A second landing attempt was successful, with no incident.The tail strike incident was captured on a YouTube livestream operated by FlightRadar24 and Big Jet TV.At this stage, the aircraft involved is not scheduled to fly again for another two days.A British Airways spokesperson said: "The aircraft landed safely and we're assisting the AAIB with its investigation and are legally unable to comment further at this stage."The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has also been contacted for comment.
British Airways plane suffers tail strike as it attempts landing at London's Heathrow Airport
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