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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Air Algérie |
| Registration: | 7T-VUN |
| MSN: | 684 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | El Oued-Guemar Airport (ELU/DAUO) -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG/DAAG) |
| Guemar Airport (ELU/DAUO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On landing, the nose gear was damaged when the front strut shearing, causing the detachment of the two nose landing gear wheels. The aircraft stopped on the runway. It was operating as flight AH6252.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/serious-incident-to-the-atr-72-registered-7t-vun-and-operated-by-air-algerie-on-05022017-at-el-oued-guemar-investigation-led-by-caa-algeria/
http://bel-abbes.info/el-oued-algerie-atr-72-dair-algerie-se-pose-en-catastrophe-sans-roues-de-nez/
Location
Media:
EL OUED (Algérie): Un ATR 72 d’Air Algérie se pose en catastrophe sans roues de nez https://t.co/DCMkROVvhy pic.twitter.com/OdtfA7cXIu
— bel-abbes (@belabbesinfo) February 6, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2017 19:26 | harro | Added |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:27 | AF5541 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2024 12:23 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Category, ] |
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