Narrative:
Air India Express flight IX611, a Boeing 737-800, impacted the localizer
antenna and an airport wall on takeoff from Tiruchirappalli International
Airport, India. The aircraft took off from runway 27 at 01:18 local time. Past
the end of the runway, the underside of the fuselage hit the localizer antenna
and a brick wall, causing severe damage. The aircraft climbed to FL360 and
proceeded towards Dubai. According to a statement from Air India Express the crew
reported that all systems were normal. After learning from Tiruchirappalli that
they might have hit a wall, the flight crew decided to divert to Mumbai. At
that time the flight was well over the Arabian Sea. The aircraft landed safely
at 05:38 local time.
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