An Air Cairo Airbus A320neo landed at Stuttgart Airport on 16 July 2026 with visible dents and structural deformation, suspected to result from hail impact during approach. The aircraft, operating from Egypt, sustained no injuries but displayed clear surface damage consistent with convective storm exposure. Stuttgart Airport authorities stated they cannot confirm hail as the cause pending official assessment, though Deutscher Wetterdienst reported hail up to 3 cm across southern Germany that evening. This marks the first documented case in Germany of an A320neo showing visible structural damage from hail, raising operational concerns for narrow-body jets in summer thunderstorms. Operators must now evaluate hail avoidance protocols and inspection thresholds for neo-series airframes under extreme weather conditions.