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| Date: | Tuesday 9 November 2010 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  British Aerospace ATP-F (LFD) |
| Owner/operator: | West Air Europe |
| Registration: | LX-WAT |
| MSN: | 2011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Malta International (MLA/LMML) -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A West Air Europe British Aerospace ATP-F Registered LX-WAT operating flight WTX611 suffered a burst tire on the right-hand main landing-gear while landing due to cross winds up to nearly 30kts as well as a long flare leading to a hard landing. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6982064
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/West-Air-Europe
https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/british-aerospace-bae-atp-se-mao-west-atlantic-sweden/34j659
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 February 1995 | G-BTPD | British Airways | 0 | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ/EGPD) |  |
min |
| 22 May 2020 | SE-MAO | West Air Sweden | 0 | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) | |
non |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 18 August 2020 | SE-MAO | West Air Sweden | 0 | near Guernsey, Channel Islands | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2024 06:15 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 20-Aug-2024 06:17 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2024 06:19 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
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