Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Estado: | Preliminar |
| Fecha: | 24 ENE 2005 |
| Hora: | 06:05 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 747-212BSF |
| Operador: | Atlas Air |
| Registración: | N808MC |
| Numéro de série: | 21048/253 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1975-01-20 (30 years ) |
| Motores: | 4 General Electric CF6-50E2 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) (Alemania)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), Emiratos Árabes Unidos |
| Düsseldorf Airport (DUS/EDDL), Alemania | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 8995 |
The Boeing 747 operated on a cargo flight to Düsseldorf on behalf of Emirates. After landing on runway 23L the airplane could not be stopped on the runway. It overran the snow covered runway, hitting the localizer antenna and some poles of the approach lighting system. The nr.2 engine caught fire and sustained damage. The aircraft was withdrawn from use at Düsseldorf until being scrapped there in April 2006.
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Fotos
N808MC, operating flight EK8995 from Dubai, overran runway 23L after landing.
N808MC, operating flight EK8995 from Dubai, overran runway 23L after landing.
N808MC, operating flight EK8995 from Dubai, overran runway 23L after landing.
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dubai Airport to Düsseldorf Airport as the crow flies is 4974 km (3109 miles).
Distance from Dubai Airport to Düsseldorf Airport as the crow flies is 4974 km (3109 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
