Nepal A320 at Kathmandu on Sep 13th 2016, burst tyre on landing, wheel separated
Last Update: September 14, 2016 / 15:11:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Burst tyre on landing
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-206
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The passengers disembarked onto the runway and were taken to the terminal. The aircraft was towed to the apron. The runway was closed for about one hour as result.
Nepal's media reported tower alerted the crew that the #2 wheel had detached.
The Air Traffic Controller later reported that the aircraft burst the inner left hand main tyre on landing, during the end of the roll out the wheel rim separated and the wheel rolled behind the landing gear.
The airline reported they needed to attach another wheel prior to the aircraft being towed to the apron.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Burst tyre on landing
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-206
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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