Narrative:
An ATR 72-600 of Aeromar (XA-UYY) was engaged in an engine test run when the aircraft jumped the chocks. It continued until the left hand engine impacted the rear fuselage of an Aeromar ATR 42-500 XA-UAV). The tail cone and rudder of the ATR 42 sustained substantial damage.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 29 March 2018 |
| Type: |  ATR 42-500 |
| Operator: | Aeromar |
| Registration: | XA-UAV |
| MSN: | 476 |
| First flight: | 1995-11-08 (22 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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An ATR 72-600 of Aeromar (XA-UYY) was engaged in an engine test run when the aircraft jumped the chocks. It continued until the left hand engine impacted the rear fuselage of an Aeromar ATR 42-500 XA-UAV). The tail cone and rudder of the ATR 42 sustained substantial damage.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» enelaire.mxPhotos
Video, social media
Fuerte incidente entre #ATR #ATR72 y un #ATR42 de Aeromar., XA-UYY y XA-UAV involucrados. Corrían motores del UYY y las cosas salieron de la normalidad. #flyAPM #aviacion pic.twitter.com/uS8TAcv1It
— AviationPhoto Mexico (@flyAPM) March 29, 2018
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