Incident Airbus A320-214 RA-73422, Thursday 28 November 2024
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Date:Thursday 28 November 2024
Time:15:31 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-214
Owner/operator:S7 Airlines
Registration: RA-73422
MSN: 5031
Year of manufacture:2012
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 168
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII) -   Russia
Phase: Pushback / towing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD)
Destination airport:Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
S7 Airlines flight S73021, an Airbus A320-214, was damaged when the pushback truck hit the aircraft on the apron at Irkutsk Airport (IKT).
After landing, while the aircraft was being psuhed back into parking spot no.6, the shear bolt of the towing truck broke. As a result the nose landing gear reached a critical angle of rotation and the air intake lip of the right engine was damaged.

Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ra-73422#38266ff9

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30-Nov-2024 12:36 ASN Added

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