| Date: | Thursday 18 March 2021 |
| Time: | 13:42 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | Viva Aerobus |
| Registration: | XA-VAZ |
| MSN: | 2576 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR) -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR/MMPR) |
| Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY/MMMY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Viva Aerobus flight VB4343, an Airbus A320, suffered a nose landing gear collapse while making a 180 turn to line up for takeoff from runway 22 at Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport, Mexico.
The aircraft was evacuated using the emergency slides.
Flight VB4343 had to backtrack on the runway because the parallel taxiway A was partly closed per Notam:
0617/21 NOTAMN
Q) MMFR/QMXLC//M/A/000/999/2041N10515W002
A) MMPR
B) 2102091200
C) 2104111200
E) TWY A BTN TWY G AND THR RWY 22 CLSD
Sources:
bea.aero
twitter.com/VivaAerobus
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 2018 | XA-VAZ | Viva Aerobus | 0 | near Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) | |
min |
Location
Images:
photo (c) Flightradar24; Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR); 18 March 2021
photo (c) Guillermo Quiroz Martínez; Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX); 22 September 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2024 09:37 | ASN | Updated |
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