Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 November 2001
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Owner/operator: Eva Air
Registration Number: B-16101
Location: Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek Airport (TPE) –
ÿ Taiwan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 220
Component Affected: Nose landing gear tireNose landing gear tire
Category: Accident
A flight from Brisbane to Taipei experienced a hard landing due to a damaged nose landing gear. The aircraft bounced and performed a go-around after initial touchdown on runway 06. It subsequently landed on runway 06 again after sustaining damage to the left tire of the landing gear.A flight from Brisbane to Taipei experienced a hard landing due to a damaged nose landing gear. The aircraft bounced and performed a go-around after initial touchdown on runway 06. It subsequently landed on runway 06 again after sustaining damage to the left tire of the landing gear.
Description
Flight BR316 departed Brisbane at 05:29 for to Taipei. The first officer was the handling pilot for the flight. The departure and en route segments of the flight were uneventful. At about 16:48 the aircraft experienced a hard landing on initial touchdown on runway 06. The pilot-in-command took control immediately after aircraft bounced and performed a go around. The aircraft landed on runway 06 on the second attempt. After landing, the aircraft it was found that the left tire of the nose landing gear had failed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear wheel well area.
Primary Cause
Damage to the left tire of the nose landing gear during the landing sequence.Damage to the left tire of the nose landing gear during the landing sequence.Share on:
