ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312210
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4D7 |
| Owner/operator: | Max Air |
| Registration: | 5N-MBD |
| MSN: | 28704/2968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Yola Airport (YOL/DNYO) |
| Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Nigeria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Max Air flight VM1649, a Boeing 737, lost a wheel on takeoff from Yola and subsequently suffered a burst tire during landing at Abuja Airport.
At 14:05 flight VML1649 took off from runway 17 at Yola Airport, bound for Abuja.
According to the flight crew statement, after takeoff the landing gear was left extended for 3 minutes because of the high temperature on the ground.
At 14:08, Nigerian Air Force personnel from the Air Force Hangar close to runway 35, reported to Yola Control Tower that an object appearing like a tyre fell off from the departing flight VM1649.
ATC informed the flight as well as Kano Area Control (ACC) and Abuja Tower.
According to cabin crew, the flight purser and another cabin crew member informed the pilot that a passenger at seat row 24 informed them about seeing a wheel fall off from the airplane.
According to the pilot, Yola tower said they would carry out runway inspection and report the findings. The instruments and landing gear indications were normal.
Meanwhile the flight continued to Abuja.
At 14:51 Yola ATC informed Abuja Tower that nothing was found on the ground.
One minute later, Abuja Tower cleared the flight to continue approach and to report 4 miles.
The aircraft landed on runway 22 and while on the landing roll, the no. 2 main wheel tyre burst at about 2400 m and continued for another 100 m where the no. 1 brake assembly and no. 2 wheel assembly surface contacted the runway. The aircraft continued veering off to the left of centerline and stopped at about 2900 m on the runway. There was evidence of severe fire damage on the no. 2 main wheel assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://nationaldailyng.com/plane-crash-lands-as-tyre-bursts-into-flame-in-abuja/
Media:
Max Air Plane Crash-Lands With Tyre Bursting Into Flames at Abuja Airport this evening. But Alhamdulillahi all the passengers are safe. pic.twitter.com/BIFAnXgeBP
— FatiBash (@FatiBash1) May 7, 2023
BREAKING: Max Air Plane crash landed at Abuja Airport after the tyre blew up after take off from Yola. All passengers are safe and have been disembarked pic.twitter.com/AJpT22wSqs
— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) May 7, 2023
Max Air Flight Experiences Tire Bursts During Landing pic.twitter.com/OoycMriMqA
— Max Air (@MaxAirLtd) May 7, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2023 17:28 | harro | Added |
| 07-May-2023 17:30 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Jun-2023 17:45 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Jun-2023 07:06 | harro | Updated |
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