Incident Boeing 737-8AS (WL) HL8056,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229181
 
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Date:Thursday 19 September 2019
Time:c. 00:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8AS (WL)
Owner/operator:T'Way Air
Registration: HL8056
MSN: 36572/2580
Year of manufacture:2008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 166
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City -   Vietnam
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN/RKSI)
Destination airport:Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
T'Way flight TW123, a Boeing 737-800, sustained considerable damage to the nose radome during the flight from Seoul to Ho Chi Minh City. It is unclear what caused the damage.
The aircraft landed safely at 17:09 UTC (00:09 LT, 19 Sept.).

Sources:

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-south-korea-investigate-emergency-landing-of-plane-in-saigon-3985462.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hl8056#2225d8c1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Sep-2019 08:56 gerard57 Added
21-Sep-2019 08:58 gerard57 Updated [Total occupants]
21-Sep-2019 09:13 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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