Accident

FO5720 - Accident: Flybondi B738 at Mar del Plata on Jan 5th 2024

Created Saturday, Jan 6th 2024 18:02Z, last updated Sunday, Jan 7th 2024 19:15Z

Mar del Plata Astor Piazzolla International Airport
File photo: Mar del Plata Astor Piazzolla International Airport.

A Flybondi Boeing 737-800, registration LV-KJE performing flight FO-5720 from Buenos Aires Aeroparque,BA to Mar del Plata,BA (Argentina), touched down hard on Mar del Plata's runway 31 at 22:28L (01:28Z Jan 6th) and suffered a tail strike. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. There are no reported injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Argentina's JST rated the occurrence an accident and opened an investigation.

The airline reported passengers and crews disembarked safely after a hard landing.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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