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Accidents · NTSB OPS19WA018 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Airbus A321 incident near London, Gb, July 22, 2019

On July 22, 2019 at about 11:19 pm local time, a Airbus A321, registered YLLCQ, was involved in an incident during approach near London (London Stansted Airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 22, 2019 · about 11:19 pm local time
Place
London, United Kingdom · London Stansted Airport
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Airbus A321 231 · all A321s on the register
Registration
YLLCQ · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A-321-231, which occurred on July 22, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the AAIB.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Altitude deviation during approach defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

The flight

  • Runway 22

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.