United Airways AT72 at Coxs Bazar on Jul 20th 2014, nose gear collapse
Last Update: July 21, 2014 / 15:25:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2014
Classification
Accident
Airline
United Airways
Flight number
4H-501
Departure
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Destination
Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
S2-AFN
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The airport was closed for about 22 hours until the aircraft could be moved off the runway.
The airline confirmed the aircraft was stranded at Coxs Bazar after its "nose-wheel broke down".
Ground witness Hannan Raju reported the aircraft had touched down safely, but during roll out the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its nose causing substantial damage to the fuselage.
No weather data are available for Coxs Bazar, Metars of Chittagong 50nm north of Coxs Bazar:
VGEG 201450Z 15008KT 4000 RA SCT009 FEW028CB OVC080 26/25 Q0997 TEMPO POOR/VISI
VGEG 201350Z 15010KT 4000 RA SCT010 FEW028CB OVC080 27/25 Q0996 NOSIG
VGEG 201250Z 16008KT 3500 RA SCT008 FEW028CB OVC080 27/25 Q0995 NOSIG
VGEG 201150Z 12006KT 5000 SCT016 FEW028CB BKN100 27/25 Q0995 NOSIG
VGEG 201050Z 13008KT 5000 RA SCT016 FEW028CB OVC080 28/26 Q0995 NOSIG
VGEG 200950Z 12010KT 5000 RA SCT010 FEW028CB OVC080 28/26 Q0995 NOSIG
VGEG 200850Z 16010KT 5000 SCT015 FEW028CB BKN080 29/26 Q0995 NOSIG
VGEG 200750Z 15010KT 5000 RA SCT007 FEW026CB BKN080 29/26 Q0996 TEMPO P/VIS
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2014
Classification
Accident
Airline
United Airways
Flight number
4H-501
Departure
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Destination
Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
S2-AFN
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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