Hard landing Serious incident Airbus A321-271N VN-A653,
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Date:Thursday 29 November 2018
Time:16:05 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A21N model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-271N
Owner/operator:VietJet Air
Registration: VN-A653
MSN: 8199
Year of manufacture:2018
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 207
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Buon Ma Thuot -   Vietnam
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)
Destination airport:Buon Me Thuot (Ban Me Thuot)-Phung-Duc Airport (BMV/VVBM)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A VietJet Air Airbus A321neo on flight VJ356 from Ho Chi Minh City took substantial damage to its nosegear in a hard landing at Buon Ma Thuot Airport, Vietnam. Both wheels broke off. EMR evacuation. Among 207 passengers, 6 were hosptalized. The runway had to close down temporarily.

Sources:

http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/sert-inis-yapti-burun-inis-takimii-kirildi/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-vietjet-a321neo-loses-front-tires-in-hard-454036/
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/incident-grave-de-lairbus-a321-immatricule-vn-a653-et-exploite-par-vietjet-survenu-le-29112018-a/

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 June 2023 VN-A653 VietJet 0 NW of Laoag unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Nov-2018 10:47 Goklerdeyiz.net Added
30-Nov-2018 11:28 Anon. Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]
30-Nov-2018 13:34 Anon. Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
30-Nov-2018 16:59 Anon. Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
20-Oct-2019 18:42 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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