Incident Airbus A320-233 (WL) XA-VLB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281372
 
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Date:Wednesday 10 August 2022
Time:20:29 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-233 (WL)
Owner/operator:Volaris
Registration: XA-VLB
MSN: 5988
Year of manufacture:2014
Engine model:IAE V2527E-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO) -   Mexico
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK)
Destination airport:Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Volaris flight 993 suffered a failure of both tires on the left-hand main landing gear during landing on runway 13 at Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX), Mexico.
The aircraft landed after the second approach. The first approach was aborted.

Sources:

https://twitter.com/xime_garmendia/status/1557719313544630273?s=19
https://twitter.com/viajaVolaris/status/1557726365037649925?s=19

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Aug-2022 17:33 Jack727 Added
11-Aug-2022 17:37 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Embed code, Narrative]
11-Aug-2022 18:43 Jack727 Updated [Source, Embed code]

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