Emerald UK AT72 at Belfast on Dec 22nd 2024, hard landing, nose gear collapse

Last Update: January 7, 2025 / 16:41:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 22, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Emerald Airlines UK

Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Destination
Belfast City, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
G-CMMK

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport
George Best Belfast City Airport, Belfast

Airport ICAO Code
EGAC

An Emerald Airlines UK Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration G-CMMK performing positioning flight EA-71P from Edinburgh,SC to Belfast City,NI (UK) with 4 crew, landed on Belfast's runway 04 at 16:06L (16:06Z), but touched down hard nose gear first resulting in the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft came to a stop at the right hand edge of the runway. No injuries are being reported, the aircraft received substantial damage however.

The airport confirmed the occurrence and stated that the runway remains closed all the rest of the day.

The airline reported their flight EAI-71P suffered a hard landing at Belfast City due to adverse weather conditions.

The AAIB dispatched investigators on site and opened an investigation.

On Jan 7th 2025 the AAIB reported the occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated, the nose gear collapsed during the landing roll.

Related NOTAM:
I4410/24 NOTAMN
Q) EGPX/QFALC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5437N00552W005
A) EGAC B) 2412221720 C) 2412222359
E) AD CLOSED.

Metars:
EGAC 221820Z AUTO 33008KT 280V010 9999 -RA SCT046 06/M01 Q1017=
EGAC 221750Z AUTO 34015G30KT 300V020 9999 -RADZ FEW037 06/M01 Q1016=
EGAC 221720Z AUTO 31014G25KT 270V350 9999 FEW033 06/M01 Q1015=
EGAC 221650Z AUTO 31015G30KT 270V350 9999 SCT043 06/M01 Q1014=
EGAC 221620Z AUTO 32015G34KT 290V350 9999 -SHRA FEW021 SCT035 BKN043 06/M00 Q1013=
EGAC 221550Z AUTO 33018G38KT 300V360 9999 -RA SCT036/// BKN047/// //////TCU 07/M03 Q1013=
EGAC 221520Z AUTO 32016G29KT 270V340 9999 -RA SCT036/// BKN043/// //////TCU 07/00 Q1012=
EGAC 221450Z AUTO 32016G31KT 270V350 9999 BKN037/// BKN046/// //////TCU 07/M02 Q1011=
EGAC 221420Z AUTO 32019G33KT 290V010 9999 BKN035 OVC044 08/M00 Q1010=
EGAC 221350Z AUTO 32018G32KT 290V360 8000 -RADZ SCT037/// BKN044/// //////TCU 08/01 Q1009=
EGAC 221320Z AUTO 32018G33KT 280V350 9999 BKN034 BKN048 08/M00 Q1008=
EGAC 221250Z AUTO 31019G37KT 250V340 9999 FEW025 SCT032 08/00 Q1007=
EGAC 221220Z AUTO 31019G32KT 280V340 9999 FEW029 SCT034 BKN040 08/01 Q1006=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 22, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Emerald Airlines UK

Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Destination
Belfast City, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
G-CMMK

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport
George Best Belfast City Airport, Belfast

Airport ICAO Code
EGAC

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