Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 16 February 2011
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-368
Owner/operator: Saudi Arabian Airlines
Registration Number: HZ-AIS
Location: Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) –
ÿ Saudi Arabia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 277
Component Affected: Main undercarriage of the Boeing 747-368.Main undercarriage of the Boeing 747-368.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 747-368, HZ-AIS, experienced significant damage during a taxiway excursion following landing at Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) in Saudi Arabia. The aircraft landed on runway 17 and exited onto taxiway B, resulting in the main undercarriage digging into the ground, damaging the first and second engine. No injuries were reported.A Boeing 747-368, HZ-AIS, experienced significant damage during a taxiway excursion following landing at Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) in Saudi Arabia. The aircraft landed on runway 17 and exited onto taxiway B, resulting in the main undercarriage digging into the ground, damaging the first and second engine. No injuries were reported.
Description
A Boeing 747-368, HZ-AIS, sustained substantial damage in a taxiway excursion after landing at Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED), Saudi Arabia. There were no injuries to the 260 passengers and 17 crewmembers onboard, but the airplane was substantially damaged. Saudi flight SV817 had just landed on runway 17 and exited the runway at taxiway B. It then entered a sandy area. The main undercarriage dug in, causing the no. 1 and 2 engine to contact the ground.
Primary Cause
Taxiway excursion and ground contact due to the dug-in undercarriage.Taxiway excursion and ground contact due to the dug-in undercarriage.Share on:
