DCA09WA046

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Guadalajara, Mexico · April 27, 2009

Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigation
Date
April 27, 2009, 16:38 local (21:38 UTC)
Place
Guadalajara, Mexico
Injuries
4 minor, 112 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
XA-MAFBoeing 737
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
73742

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On April 27, 2009, at approximately 1638 local time, a Boeing 737-2K9, serial number 22505/815, Mexican registration XA-MAF, operated by Magnicharters as flight 585 landed with main gear retracted on runway 28 at the Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, Mexico. The airplane was substantially damaged and a small fire broke out on the left engine. There were no injuries among the 8 crew members and 4 minor injuries among the108 passengers, who exited via the slides. The flight was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Guadalajara. According to initial reports, the flight crew reported an unsafe main gear indication while on approach, and held in order to troubleshoot and burn off fuel for approximately 30 minutes. The gear trouble could not be resolved and the crew elected to land on runway 28 without main landing gear. The airplane touched down on both engine nacelles and the nose gear.

Aircraft

Registration
XA-MAF
Reported as
Boeing 737 (2K9)
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Magnicharter
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
MMUN · Cancun
Destination
GDL · Guadalajara
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
GDL · Guadalajara, runway 28