Created Tuesday, Mar 2nd 2021 15:10Z, last updated Thursday, Mar 4th 2021 17:02Z
An Air Algerie Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72, registration 7T-VUK performing flight
AH-6200 from Algiers to Ghardaia (Algeria) with 30 passengers and 4 crew, landed in Ghardaia at 20:44L (19:44Z) but came to a stop on main gear and its nose. There were no injuries.
Airport Emergency Services reported the aircraft was on approach to Ghardaia when the crew informed tower they could not extend the nose gear prompting a large response by emergency services with 5 fire trucks, 7 ambulances and overall 40 rescue personnel. The aircraft performed an emergency landing without nose gear. There were no injuries.
Civil Protection Services at Ghardaia reported the aircraft suffered a real risk, the occurrence is taken very seriously.
The airline issued a statement saying: "Technical incident without consequences (totally controlled) in the parking lot of Ghardaia airport following the collapse of the nose wheel of an ATR AH coming from Algiers."
The airport did not release any relevant NOTAMs.
On Mar 4th 2021 photos of the aircraft with collapsed nose gear at the apron emerged.
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