Bek F100 at Astana on Mar 27th 2016, nose gear did not extend

Last Update: March 27, 2016 / 13:42:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 27, 2016

Classification
Accident

Airline
Bek Air

Flight number
Z9-2041

Departure
Kzyl-Orda, Kazakhstan

Destination
Astana, Kazakhstan

Aircraft Registration
UP-F1012

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

A Bek Air Fokker 100, registration UP-F1012 performing flight Z9-2041 from Kzyl-Orda to Astana (Kazakhstan) with 116 passengers and 5 crew, was on approach to Astana when the crew could not extend the nose gear and went around. The crew performed the related checklists to no avail. The aircraft needed to land on runway 22 without nose gear about 50 minutes after the first go around, the crew kept the nose as long as practicable before lowering the nose onto the runway. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway and was evacuated. There were no injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage.

Kazakhstan's Committee of Civil Aviation opened an investigation into the accident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 27, 2016

Classification
Accident

Airline
Bek Air

Flight number
Z9-2041

Departure
Kzyl-Orda, Kazakhstan

Destination
Astana, Kazakhstan

Aircraft Registration
UP-F1012

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

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