Summary
On October 19, 2009, a Boeing 737 (VH-VUI) was involved in an accident near Melbourne Airport, AS. The aircraft sustained minor damage.
On October 20, 2009, at 0900 local time, a Virgin Blue Airlines Boeing 737-800 airplane, registration VH-VUI, experienced a failure of the right main landing gear outboard wheel assembly during landing at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia. No one was injured on the scheduled domestic flight. The airplane suffered minor damage.
The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Board. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Board 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 Fax: (02) 6247 3117 www.atsb.gov.au
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Australia.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ENG10WA004. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft VH-VUI.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On October 20, 2009, at 0900 local time, a Virgin Blue Airlines Boeing 737-800 airplane, registration VH-VUI, experienced a failure of the right main landing gear outboard wheel assembly during landing at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia. No one was injured on the scheduled domestic flight. The airplane suffered minor damage.
The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Board. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from:
Australian Transport Safety Board
62 Northbourne Avenue
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: (02) 6257 4150
Fax: (02) 6247 3117
www.atsb.gov.au
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Australia.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ENG10WA004