Narrative:
Viva Aerobus flight VB4343, an Airbus A320, suffered a nose landing gear collapse while making a 180 turn to line up for takeoff from runway 22 at Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport, Mexico.
The aircraft was evacuated using the emergency slides.
Flight VB4343 had to backtrack on the runway because the parallel taxiway A was partly closed per Notam:
0617/21 NOTAMN
Q) MMFR/QMXLC//M/A/000/999/2041N10515W002
A) MMPR
B) 2102091200
C) 2104111200
E) TWY A BTN TWY G AND THR RWY 22 CLSD
Runway mishap
» twitter.com/VivaAerobus
accident date: 18-03-2021
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: XA-VAZ
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 18 March 2021 |
| Time: | 13:42 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Operator: | Viva Aerobus |
| Registration: | XA-VAZ |
| MSN: | 2576 |
| First flight: | 2005-10-03 (15 years 6 months) |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2527-A5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR) ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR/MMPR), Mexico |
| Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY/MMMY), Mexico | |
| Flightnumber: | VB4343 |
Viva Aerobus flight VB4343, an Airbus A320, suffered a nose landing gear collapse while making a 180 turn to line up for takeoff from runway 22 at Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport, Mexico.
The aircraft was evacuated using the emergency slides.
Flight VB4343 had to backtrack on the runway because the parallel taxiway A was partly closed per Notam:
0617/21 NOTAMN
Q) MMFR/QMXLC//M/A/000/999/2041N10515W002
A) MMPR
B) 2102091200
C) 2104111200
E) TWY A BTN TWY G AND THR RWY 22 CLSD
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» bea.aero» twitter.com/VivaAerobus
Photos
accident date: 18-03-2021
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: XA-VAZ
Video, social media
⚡ Avión de aerolínea mexicana sufre accidente en el despegue https://t.co/29rT2LIqvB #México pic.twitter.com/S66XTkvlvo
Diario de Yucatán (@DiariodeYucatan) March 19, 2021
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 Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport to Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport as the crow flies is 769 km (480 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport to Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport as the crow flies is 769 km (480 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.
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