Fedex B763 at Istanbul on May 8th 2024, nose gear up landing

Last Update: January 6, 2025 / 16:23:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-6238

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
N110FE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N110FE performing flight FX-6238 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Istanbul (Turkey), was on final approach to Istanbul's runway 16R when the crew initiated a go around from about 1800 feet MSL due to an unsafe indication for the nose gear. The aircraft performed a low approach to runway 16R about 25 minutes later, positioned for another approach to runway 16R and landed without nose gear on runway 16R at about 08:17L (05:17Z) about 40 minutes after the first go around. There were no injuries.

On Jan 6th 2025 the German BFU reported they have been asked to read out flight data and cockpit voice recorder and stated the aircraft landed without nose gear.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N110FE
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-6238

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
N110FE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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