Narrative:
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft, D-ALCM, sustained damage at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, Argentina after the losing one of the nose landing gear tyres. The aircraft operated flight LH8273 from Curitiba, Brazil and landed on runway 29 at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza at 12:42 hours local time.
The Argentine accident investigation board stated the aircraft experienced an apparent loss of the left hand nose landing gear tyre, which then struck the central ventral fuselage, causing considerable damage.
Conclusions of the analysis
In a commercial cargo aviation flight, during the landing run, when the nose gear was resting on the runway, the complete detachment of the left wheel of the nose landing gear occurred due to the combination of the following factors:
- Lack of safety mechanism separator lock.
- Inadequate supervision and quality control on the Dakar stopover.
Runway mishap
SAEZ 101500Z 29015KT CAVOK 27/07 Q1008
16:00 UTC / 13:00 local time:
SAEZ 101600Z 34013KT 280V020 CAVOK 29/05 Q1007
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 10 November 2016 |
| Time: | 12:42 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Operator: | Lufthansa Cargo |
| Registration: | D-ALCM |
| MSN: | 48805/645 |
| First flight: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 69139 |
| Cycles: | 12835 |
| Engines: | 3 General Electric CF6-80C2D1F |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE) ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT), Brazil |
| Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ), Argentina | |
| Flightnumber: | LH8273 |
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft, D-ALCM, sustained damage at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, Argentina after the losing one of the nose landing gear tyres. The aircraft operated flight LH8273 from Curitiba, Brazil and landed on runway 29 at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza at 12:42 hours local time.
The Argentine accident investigation board stated the aircraft experienced an apparent loss of the left hand nose landing gear tyre, which then struck the central ventral fuselage, causing considerable damage.
Probable Cause:
Conclusions of the analysis
In a commercial cargo aviation flight, during the landing run, when the nose gear was resting on the runway, the complete detachment of the left wheel of the nose landing gear occurred due to the combination of the following factors:
- Lack of safety mechanism separator lock.
- Inadequate supervision and quality control on the Dakar stopover.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
» JIAACMETAR Weather report:
15:00 UTC / 12:00 local time:SAEZ 101500Z 29015KT CAVOK 27/07 Q1008
16:00 UTC / 13:00 local time:
SAEZ 101600Z 34013KT 280V020 CAVOK 29/05 Q1007
Follow-up / safety actions
JIAAC issued 1 Safety Recommendation
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Video, social media
Llegó el equipo de rescate para el carguero!! @emi_bulldoguera so vo? pic.twitter.com/lju1Ntg7Qw
— Seba (@Seba_AD) November 10, 2016
[AVISO] Avión MD-11 Cargo Matr. D-ALCM. Suceso a aprox 16 UTC en EZE - Catalogado como Accidente. Investigadores ya intervienen en el lugar
— JIAAC (@JIAAC_AR) 10 november 2016
@AviationSafety @diazpez pic.twitter.com/rVnX7HdOgR
— Ignacio Vittori (@ivittori) November 10, 2016
Map
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Distance from Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR to Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA as the crow flies is 1364 km (852 miles).
Distance from Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR to Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA as the crow flies is 1364 km (852 miles).
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