Wings AT72 at Nabire on Nov 13th 2017, structural failure of nose gear
Last Update: November 13, 2017 / 15:14:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Wings Air
Flight number
IW-1600
Departure
Ambon, Indonesia
Destination
Nabire, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-WFP
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Nabire Police reported the nose gear did not function properly causing the aircraft to skid on the runway.
The airport was closed for about two hours until the aircraft was towed off the runway.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Wings Air
Flight number
IW-1600
Departure
Ambon, Indonesia
Destination
Nabire, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-WFP
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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