ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191186
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Date: | Wednesday 6 July 2005 |
Time: | 04:30 |
Type: | Airbus A330-203 |
Owner/operator: | Air France |
Registration: | F-GZCF |
MSN: | 481 |
Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 196 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO) -
Nigeria
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Paris |
Destination airport: | Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An Air France Airbus A330 (F-GZCF) carrying 196 passengers collided with six cows on landing at Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Flight AF875 landed at 04:30 on a flight from Paris when a herd of cattle crossed the active runway 03/21. Six cows were killed in the incident. The airplane sustained some damage to the nose, causing the continuing flight to be cancelled. The airport was closed for eight hours.
Sources:
https://news.aviation-safety.net/2005/07/06/airbus-330-collides-with-cows-on-landing-at-port-harcourt/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Nov-2016 21:00 |
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