Accident Airbus A310-325 S2-ADE, Monday 12 March 2007

Date:	Monday 12 March 2007
Time:	06:30
Type:	Airbus A310-325
Owner/operator:	Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Registration:	S2-ADE
MSN:	698
Year of manufacture:	1996
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney PW4158A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 250
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dubai Airport (DXB) - United Arab Emirates
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB)
Destination airport:	Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC/VGZR)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
An Airbus A310-325 operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines suffered a takeoff accident at Dubai Airport (DXB).
Flight BG006 was a scheduled service from London-Heathrow Airport, U.K. to Dhaka, Bangladesh with an en route stop at Dubai, UAE.
During its take off from Dubai's runway 12L the captain rejected the takeoff after the crew heard a loud bang associated with considerable airframe shudder and vibration due to the collapse of the nose landing gear. Speed was just above V1. The aircraft was kept under control and brought to a stop within the runway surface, left of the runway centerline.

Runway 12L is a 13124 x 197 feet asphalt runway.
The airplane was stored at Dubai Airport after the accident and broken up in August 2008.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The collapse of the nose wheel landing gear, when it impacted a half wheel rim, which was broken off during the take-off roll of a previous aircraft."

Sources:

Department of Civil Aviation
Gulf News

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