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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 2024 |
| Time: | 16:06 UTC |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 |
| Owner/operator: | Aer Lingus Regional, opb Emerald Airlines UK |
| Registration: | G-CMMK |
| MSN: | 1297 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belfast City Airport (BHD/EGAC) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport (EDI/EGPH) |
| Belfast City Airport (BHD/EGAC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Emerald Airlines UK ATR 72-600, callsign EAG71P, suffered a nose landing gear collapse during landing on runway 04 at Belfast Airport (BHD/EGAC).
Photos from the incident appear to show that the aircraft touched down with the nose gear first, causing the nosegear to collapse. Closer photos show substantial damage to the landing gear and to the front of the aircraft.
METAR:
EGAC 221520Z AUTO 32016G29KT 270V340 9999 -RA SCT036/// BKN043/// //////TCU 07/00 Q1012
EGAC 221620Z AUTO 32015G34KT 290V350 9999 -SHRA FEW021 SCT035 BKN043 06/M00 Q1013
Sources:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/emergency-services-scrambled-to-ongoing-incident-involving-plane-at-belfast-city-airport/a1466827077.html
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-city-airport-runway-remain-30642804
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-cmmk#38722c8f
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-city-airport-pictures-captures-30643386
History of this aircraft
Ex OE-IHG, (PR-PDO), EI-FMK, F-WWEC
Location
Media:
The runway at Belfast City Airport is to remain closed following an incident on the runway?
— Belfast Live (@BelfastLive) December 22, 2024
We have all the updates?https://t.co/cAPxlKcI3E pic.twitter.com/gWCtfL40hD
❗️Incident - Belfast City Airport #Belfast - An Aircraft has had a nose gear malfunction on the runway. Emergency services did scramble to the scene after a full emergency was declared - Luckily only crew members were onboard at the time #NorthernIreland pic.twitter.com/7MGqV37rVV
— NI Emergency Response Vids (@NiResponsevids) December 22, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2024 18:11 | ASN | Added |
| 22-Dec-2024 18:15 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2024 04:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 23-Dec-2024 07:24 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Dec-2024 07:29 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2024 13:56 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2024 13:57 | ASN | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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