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| Date: | Wednesday 3 January 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | XA-TKR |
| MSN: | 11339 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/MMGL) -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/MMGL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the takeoff roll at Guadalajara, the right tire on the aircraft’s nose wheel apparently shed its tread just before it got airborne. The takeoff was completed, however, debris from the tire had struck and damaged the hydraulic lines for the nose wheel steering and, when the undercarriage was retracted, the misaligned nose wheel became jammed in its bay. The crew subsequently elected to return to Guadalajara and, after holding for 2 hours to use up fuel, landed with the nose undercarriage retracted. The pilot was able to hold the nose up for the first 1900 Meters of the landing roll but it eventually settled onto the runway and was in contact for some 300 Meters.
Sources:
https://www.iata.org/contentassets/4d18cb077c5e419b8a888d387a50c638/iata-safety-report-2001.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/52343 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2025 17:02 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 05-Apr-2025 17:03 | ASN | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 22:05 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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