Algerie AT72 at El Oued on Feb 5th 2017, both nose wheels separated
Last Update: February 16, 2017 / 16:47:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-6252
Departure
Algiers, Algeria
Destination
El Oued, Algeria
Aircraft Registration
7T-VUN
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
DAUH
Local sources reported one of the nose tyres blew on touch down, the aircraft began to veer left and came to a stop without nose wheels.
The airline reported there were no injuries, the circumstances of the occurrence are being investigated.
On Feb 16th 2017 Algeria's AIB reported that upon landing the nose gear received damage resulting in the detachment of both nose wheels and the separation of the axle. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Algeria's AIB.
Metars:
DAUO 051300Z 27007KT CAVOK 21/05 Q1020
DAUO 051200Z 28007KT CAVOK 20/04 Q1020
DAUO 051100Z 27008KT CAVOK 17/03 Q1021
DAUO 051000Z 26008KT CAVOK 16/01 Q1022
DAUO 050900Z 24007KT CAVOK 13/00 Q1021
DAUO 050800Z 23008KT CAVOK 11/M01 Q1021
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-6252
Departure
Algiers, Algeria
Destination
El Oued, Algeria
Aircraft Registration
7T-VUN
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
DAUH
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