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Nose of IndiGo plane found damaged after landing at Lucknow airport, lightning strike suspected

Aircraft:
not established
Operator:
IndiGo
Registration:
not established
Location:
Lucknow airport, India
Occurrence type:
incident
Severity:
damage
Investigation authority:
Not yet identified
Last verified:
2026-10-09 01:11Z

Reported, but not yet independently confirmed. Highest source tier held: Aviation media. 1 source attached.

CASE WATCH — SeyAero has prepared a computational workspace for this occurrence from open sources. This is not an investigation and contains no finding. The formal safety investigation is the responsibility of the State authority under ICAO Annex 13.

What is known

IndiGo flight 6E925 landed normally at Lucknow airport. After landing, damage was found on the aircraft's nose. All 104 passengers were safe, and a lightning strike is suspected as the cause of the damage.

What is not yet known

  • · What was the specific type of aircraft?
  • · What was the aircraft's registration?
  • · What was the origin airport of flight 6E925?
  • · What was the estimated cost of the damage?
  • · Was the lightning strike confirmed by maintenance checks or flight data?

Evidence likely to be relevant

Flight data

  • · Flight data recorder or QAR supporting
  • · Track data (ADS-B, radar) important

Voice

  • · Cockpit voice recorder supporting
  • · ATC recordings and transcript supporting

Environment

  • · Weather observations and forecasts important
  • · Drift and current modelling supporting
  • · Acoustic observations supporting

Aircraft

  • · Maintenance and technical logs critical
  • · Components and exhibits supporting

Human factors

  • · Crew records, duty and training supporting

External evidence

  • · Photographs, video and imagery supporting
  • · Witness and ground reports supporting

Site and recovery

  • · Wreckage distribution and site survey supporting

Sources

Source timeline

  • 2026-10-09 01:11Z · Case Watch opened from open-source reporting. Awaiting an investigator.

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SeyAero has opened a Case Watch for Nose of IndiGo plane found damaged after landing at Lucknow airport, lightning strike suspected.
IndiGo · Lucknow airport, India
Verification: UNCONFIRMED · Sources: 1
Investigation authority: not yet identified

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