Aeromexico B38M at Mexico City on Mar 24th 2024, wing tip strike on landing

Last Update: March 26, 2024 / 18:34:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeromexico

Flight number
AM-495

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Mexico City, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-CCN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

Airport
Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico City

Airport ICAO Code
MMMX

An Aeromexico Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration XA-CCN performing flight AM-495 (scheduled dep Mar 23rd, actual dep Mar 24th) from Seattle,WA (USA) to Mexico City (Mexico), was on final approach to Mexico City's runway 05R in gusting wind conditions at about 13:44L (19:44Z) when the crew initiated a go around after the left wing tip contacted the runway surface. Tower advised the next approaching aircraft of windshear on final approach. The occurrence aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 05R but needed to go around a second time, this time from about 1000 feet AGL, positioned for another approach to runway 05R and landed without further incident about 30 minutes after the first go around.

Metars:
MMMX 242151Z 16016KT 7SM SKC 28/M07 A3004 NOSIG RMK HZY=
MMMX 242045Z 14010G20KT 7SM SKC 29/M04 A3006 NOSIG RMK SLP977 57002 979 HZY BLDU ALQDS=
MMMX 241944Z 11017KT 8SM SKC 29/M05 A3009 NOSIG RMK HZY CI=
MMMX 241842Z 13008G19KT 9SM SKC 29/M08 A3011 NOSIG RMK HZY=
MMMX 241744Z 13013KT 10SM SKC 28/M10 A3015 NOSIG RMK SLP994 57019 990=
MMMX 241731Z 12011KT 10SM SKC 27/M10 A3015 NOSIG=
MMMX 241649Z 15003KT 10SM SKC 25/M12 A3018 NOSIG=
MMMX 241548Z 10011KT 10SM SKC 24/M11 A3020 NOSIG=
MMMX 241517Z 16010KT 10SM SKC 23/M12 A3020 NOSIG=
MMMX 241440Z 15010KT 10SM SKC 21/M11 A3021 NOSIG RMK SLP040 52009 981=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeromexico

Flight number
AM-495

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Mexico City, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-CCN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

Airport
Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico City

Airport ICAO Code
MMMX

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