28 March 2014

Avianca flight 6393 , Fokker 100 registration PR-OAF , from Petrolina to Brasilia , Brazil with 44 passengers and 5 crew members on board it was approaching Brasilia airport when the crew reported they couldn't to extend the nose gear.The crew went around for try to solve the problem and after it was not able landed on runway 11R with main gears only touching the nose down on runway.Airplane stopped inside runway and nobody injured but airplane received substantial damage

Brazilian Authorities reported that airplane suffered a hydraulic problem that caused the nose gear problem

 

PR-OAF

© Alexander Raff-Lehner / CWB Spotting Group

First Flight:02-09-1992

Age:21.6 years

 

Brasilia airport