DCA11WA002

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 767 · Bristol, United Kingdom · October 3, 2010

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
October 3, 2010, 05:41 local (05:41 UTC)
Place
Bristol, United Kingdom
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
G-OOBKBoeing 767
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
77486

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Hard landingLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 2,102 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On October 3, 2010, at 0541 UTC, a Thompson Airways Boeing 767 experienced a hard landing at Bristol International Airport (BRS), Bristol, England. The aircraft was completing a flight from Cancun International Airport (CUN), Cancun, Mexico. Upon parking, damage was observed on the crown of the aircraft. No injuries occurred. The accident is being investigated by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch. The NTSB has designated an Accredited Representative under the provisions of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the state of manufacture. All inquiries should be directed to: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Transport Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk

Aircraft

Registration
G-OOBK
Reported as
Boeing 767 (324)
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Thompson Airways Ltd
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
CUN · Cancun
Destination
BRS · Bristol
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
BRS · Bristol International Airport