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| Date: | Wednesday 22 May 2002 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2T7 |
| Owner/operator: | Monarch Airlines |
| Registration: | G-MONC |
| MSN: | 22781/18 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 175 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gibraltar-North Front Airport (GIB/LXGB) -
 Gibraltar
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) |
| Gibraltar-North Front Airport (GIB/LXGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was scheduled to operate a passenger service from Luton Airport to Gibraltar. Reverse thrust on number one engine was inoperative, but there were no other significant deferred defects and the aircraft departed Luton on schedule at 1346 hrs with the commander as handling pilot.
The weather was fine and the flight progressed without incident until the arrival in Gibraltar.
Conditions for the landing were given as wind 260°/23 kt, nil weather, few clouds at 4,500 feet, and ATC gave the aircraft radar vectors for a visual approach to Runway 27. The commander disconnected the autopilot and established the aircraft on final approach at five miles from touchdown with landing gear down, flaps at 30° and the autobrake selected to level 4. The Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) showed the speed stabilised at the calculated approach speed of 143 kt. In accordance with normal procedures, the first officer announced the headwind and crosswind components from the Flight Management Computer. The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) recorded three announcements giving headwinds of 25-26 kt and a stable crosswind of 5 kt from the right.
The flare and touchdown were normal and the commander selected the reverse thrust levers to the REVERSE IDLE position. However, almost immediately after mainwheel touchdown the nose of the aircraft pitched down rapidly and the nosewheel impacted the runway. Thereafter the landing roll proceeded without further event, and the aircraft vacated the runway and taxied to parking. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed significant damage to the forward fuselage in the area of the nosewheel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA02WA040
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2023 11:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 29-Apr-2023 07:18 | harro | Updated |
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