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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1998 |
| Time: | 09:34 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace ATP |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-MANG |
| MSN: | 2018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Southampton Airport, Eastleigh, Hampshire (SOU/EGHI) |
| Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 18-3-1998 on landing at Manchester Airport, Ringway, Manchester: Nose landing gear attachment structure torn from fuselage and leg collapsed rearwards. No injuries sustained to the 62 person on board (crew of 4 plus 58 passengers). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"On arrival at Manchester, after an apparently normal touchdown, during the landing roll, as the aircraft slowed, its nose undercarriage began to shimmy violently. The nose undercarriage subsequently failed and collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the runway. The accident happened in daylight (09:34 Local time). The aircraft was operating a flight (BA7783) from Southampton"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f4b4e5274a1317000539/dft_avsafety_pdf_500162.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MANG
3. https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/British-Aerospace/BAe-ATP/2018/SE-MEX-NextJet
4. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-MANG/679396
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/elevationair/5147334794
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 October 2017 | SE-MEX | NextJet | 0 | Gällivare Lapland Airport (GEV/ESNG) |  |
unk |
Media:
British Airways BAe ATP G-MANG at Manchester Airport, 2003.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2016 16:46 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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