Narrative:
While taxiing at Mexico City Airport, the aircraft nose landing gear fell into an open storm drain, causing severe damage to the nose of the aircraft.
All forward skin panels and LH and RH front cargo doors were deformed.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | xx xxx 2001 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Operator: | Westair de México |
| Registration: | XA-TKK |
| MSN: | AC-718 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19349 |
| Cycles: | 26816 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
While taxiing at Mexico City Airport, the aircraft nose landing gear fell into an open storm drain, causing severe damage to the nose of the aircraft.
All forward skin panels and LH and RH front cargo doors were deformed.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» SalvageSale.comPhotos
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