ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154287
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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1990 |
| Time: | 13:53 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3T5 |
| Owner/operator: | Britannia Airways |
| Registration: | G-BLKD |
| MSN: | 23062/1083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Málaga Airport (AGP/LEMG) |
| East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 25-02-1990, Boeing 737-300 G-BLKD of Britannia Airways landed hard on runway 27 at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire at the end of a flight from Málaga, during strong cross winds. None of 7 crew and 146 passengers was injured, but the plane had substantial damage to it.
Per the official AAIB report damage sustained to the airframe was "wrinkling and creasing of the underside forward fuselage skin above the nose landing gear; both nose wheels distorted, and internal damage"
Aircraft repaired and returned to service: de-registered 01-05-1992 when sold/traded in to a new owner in the USA. Initially with Miami Air as N733MA. Later to Southwest Airlines as N692SW
Sources:
1. AAIB: http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Boeing%20737-300,%20G-BLKD%2007-90.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BLKD
3. http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-23062.htm
Accident investigation:
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Media:
Boeing 737-300 G-BLKD on lease to Aloha at Honolulu-International (HNL/PHNL) Hawaii, 09-01-1991
© DeMo Bo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2013 05:48 | ryan | Added |
| 14-Nov-2014 21:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2014 21:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Feb-2016 19:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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