- Date
- July 17, 2006, 14:24 local (14:24 UTC)
- Place
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N516MCBoeing 747-200F
- Investigation class
- Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 64156
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Factual narrative
On July 16, 2006, at 1424 coordinated universal time, a Boeing 747-200F, N516MC, operated by Atlas Air, sufferend minor damage when the left main body gear tires burst during takeoff from runway 36L at Amsterdam/Schiphol Airport (EHAM). The airplane returned to the airport and landed on runway 06. The damaged flap system caused a flap asymmetry and roll movement. The fuselage was damaged by the wheel and tire fragments. The 3 crew members were not injured.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dutch government. Any further information may be obtained from:
Dutch Safety Board
P.O. Box 95404
2509 Ck the hague
The Netherlands
tel. (+31) 70 333 7000
fax (+31) 70 333 7077
Aviation@safetyboard.n
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Dutch government
Aircraft
- Registration
- N516MC
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-200F
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Atlas Air Inc
- Departed
- EHAM · Amsterdam
- Destination
- KATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None