Boeing 737-200 crash, Apr 27, 2009, Guadalajara-Miguel Hi...
Boeing 737-200 accident on April 27, 2009 near Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jalisco, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: The landing gear did...
- Date: April 27, 2009
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jalisco, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The landing gear did not fully extend and lock; the specific failure mechanism is not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
A Magnicharters Boeing 737-200 from Cancun could not get its landing gear fully down and locked at Guadalajara. The crew made a low pass past the tower for visual confirmation, then landed wheels up on runway 28 and slid to a stop. The left engine was destroyed by fire. All 116 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.