A Turkish Airlines jet collided with a radar mast after landing at an airport in Turkey, causing damage to the aircraft and oxygen masks to drop inside the plane.
The collision sparked panic on the flight carrying 267 passengers from Istanbul to Antalya.
“Our Boeing 777 aircraft, registered as TC-LKD, which operated flight TK2430 from Istanbul to Antalya, made contact with the ground radar antenna pole with its right wing while maneuvering to the parking position at Antalya Airport,” an airline official said.
TK2430 sayılı İstanbul–Antalya seferini gerçekleştiren TC-LKD tescilli Boeing 777 uçağımızın, Antalya Havalimanı’nda park yerine yanaşması sırasında sağ kanadı yer radar anten direğine temas etmiştir.
Uçağımızdaki 267 yolcumuz güvenli şekilde tahliye edilmiş olup, hafif…
— Yahya ÜSTÜN (@yhyustun) June 11, 2026
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The 17-year-old plane was towed to a parking area after its initial inspection.
ADVERTISEMENTIt suffered significant damage to its right wing and fuselage.
The plane left Istanbul just after 6 p.m. local time for the 320-mile flight, arriving an hour later.
Watch below:
Türk hava Yolları’nın bir dönem Hindistan’ın Air Indigo şirketine kiraladığı TC LKD kuyruklu tescilli uçağı taksi yolundan gittiği sırada radar direğine vurdu.
Detaylar gelecek @flightradar24 @fl360aero @aviationbrk pic.twitter.com/BJDW3SvVRX
— herdem_aviation (@muratherdemm) June 11, 2026
Turkish Airlines 777-3Q8 (TC-LKD) after it clipped a ground radar antenna pole with its right wing while taxiing at Antalya today. Flight TK2430 from IST landed normally, but during the turn to parking…. wing meets pole. You can see the overhead bins messed up and oxygen masks… pic.twitter.com/gnPx1DVf6u
— Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) June 12, 2026
Turkish B777 Radar pole hit at Antalya. pic.twitter.com/8hwMDvivs9
— Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) June 12, 2026
The Mirror shared further:
Passengers panicked as the collision pierced the fuselage skin, dislodged an overhead storage bin and forced oxygen masks to drop in several rows.
Footage showed oxygen masks dangling from the overhead compartments damaged by the force of the strike as travellers looked on in confusion.
All 267 passengers and crew on board the flight were evacuated by the emergency services with no life-threatening injuries. One passenger reportedly sustained minor injuries.
A technical investigation into the cause has been launched, Turkish Airlines said.
The Turkish Ministry of Transport stated: “The plane entered the taxiway from the wrong lane after landing on our airport’s runway and collided with a ground radar mast on apron-1.
