Airbus A300-600 crash, May 1, 2012, Jeddah-King Abdulaziz
Airbus A300-600 accident on May 1, 2012 near Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia with no fatalities. Cause: A nose landing gear...
- Date: May 1, 2012
- Aircraft: Airbus A300-600
- Location: Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A nose landing gear up-lock spring fractured through fatigue at the third coil and had been broken for a long time. Its broken body then jammed the cam, blocking normal and free-fall extension.
An A300 positioning flight from Madinah to Jeddah could not lower its nose gear, so the crew tried to free-fall it repeatedly and then jettisoned fuel. The aircraft landed nose-first on the runway and slid to a stop. All crew were evacuated uninjured.