# NTSB ENG20WA020: Airbus A321, Antalya, Türkiye, January 10, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 10, 2020
- Place: Antalya, Türkiye
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG20WA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101079/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA020

## Factual narrative

The NTSB has received notification of an incident investigation by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) of Russia of an Airbus A321, Registration VQ-BRS, that experienced a nose landing gear (NLG) failure while landing at the Antalya airport (LTAI) on January 1, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the MAK's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the Avionics Components.All investigative information will be released by the MAK of Russia.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VQ-BRS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7686
- Flight: Part 129
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Equipment: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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