US-Bangla B738 at Chittagong on Sep 26th 2018, landed without nose gear

Last Update: September 26, 2018 / 15:55:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
US-Bangla Airlines

Flight number
BS-141

Departure
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Destination
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Aircraft Registration
S2-AJA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A US-Bangla Boeing 737-800, registration S2-AJA performing flight BS-141 from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh) with 164 passengers and 7 crew, was on final approach to Cox's Bazar's runway 17 when the crew went around from about 1500 feet after receiving indication the nose gear had not extended. The aircraft climbed to 3000 feet, the crew worked the related checklists and performed another low approach to Cox's Bazar's runway 17 to have the nose gear checked from the ground which confirmed the nose gear was not down. The crew decided to divert to Chittagong (Bangladesh), about 50nm north of Cox's Bazar, and prepared for a landing without nose gear. The aircraft landed on Chittagong's runway 23 and came to a stop on the runway on the main gear and the aircraft nose. The aircraft was evacuated. No injuries are being reported.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
US-Bangla Airlines

Flight number
BS-141

Departure
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Destination
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Aircraft Registration
S2-AJA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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