Narrative:
A United Airways ATR-72-212, S2-AFN, was damaged in a landing accident at Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), Bangladesh. The airplane had arrived from Dhaka as United Airways' flight 501. After landing the nose gear collapsed, causing severe damage to the forward fuselage of the airplane.
The airplane was removed from the runway after 22 hours.
accident date: 20-07-2014
type: ATR 72-212
registration: S2-AFN
accident date: 20-07-2014
type: ATR 72-212
registration:
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 20 July 2014 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212 |
| Operator: | United Airways |
| Registration: | S2-AFN |
| MSN: | 379 |
| First flight: | 1993-11-08 (20 years 9 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) ( Bangladesh)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS), Bangladesh |
| Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB/VGCB), Bangladesh | |
| Flightnumber: | 4H501 |
A United Airways ATR-72-212, S2-AFN, was damaged in a landing accident at Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), Bangladesh. The airplane had arrived from Dhaka as United Airways' flight 501. After landing the nose gear collapsed, causing severe damage to the forward fuselage of the airplane.
The airplane was removed from the runway after 22 hours.
Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
» The Daily StarPhotos
accident date: 20-07-2014
type: ATR 72-212
registration: S2-AFN
accident date: 20-07-2014
type: ATR 72-212
registration:
Video, social media
Picture of United Airways ATR72 after nose gear collapse at Cox's Bazar Airport. @ATRaircraft @Flightglobal pic.twitter.com/jfMcuMPXkz
— Bangladesh Aviation (@BdAvNews) July 21, 2014United Airways ATR72 was removed from the runway 22hrs after it's nose gear collapsed during the landing role at CXB pic.twitter.com/a8vL0TX8tO
— Bangladesh Aviation (@BdAvNews) July 21, 2014Map
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 Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport to Cox's Bazar Airport as the crow flies is 309 km (193 miles).
Distance from Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport to Cox's Bazar Airport as the crow flies is 309 km (193 miles).
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