MNG Jet CRJ2 at Moscow on Sep 7th 2013, main gear did not extend
Last Update: September 8, 2013 / 12:15:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
MNG Jet
Departure
Naples, Italy
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
TC-EJA
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
The airport was closed for about 4 hours until the aircraft was moved off the runway onto adjacent taxiway B5.
Russia's Ministry of Transport, Central District, reported an aircraft performed an emergency landing at Vnukovo Airport due to the failure of release of the main landing gear. Russian news agency ITAR-TASS cited officials of the Transport Ministry stating the aircraft involved was a "Challenger 100" of Turkish Airlines (editorial note: MNG Jet is an operator based in Turkey), that could not extend the nose gear.
Russia's Emergency Ministry (MCHS) reported a "Challenger CRJ-100" with 7 passengers and 4 crew from Naples to Vnukovo performed an emergency landing at Vnukovo Airport.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
MNG Jet
Departure
Naples, Italy
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
TC-EJA
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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