VietJet Air Flight 356

VietJet Air Flight 356 (VJ356/VJC356), a regular domestic flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Buon Ma Thuot Airport, encountered a problem after landing and was running on the runway. All 207 passengers and crew were safe, 6 passengers were injured.[1] The incident occurred at 23:03 on November 29, 2018.[2] The next day, November 30, the company announced this problem. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the two front wheels of the plane were lost during the landing process, and the plane stopped safely at Buon Ma Thuot airport.[3]

VietJet Air Flight 356
A VietJet Air Airbus A321neo similar to the one involved to the incident
Accident
Date29 November 2018 (2018-11-29)
SummaryFalling front wheel after landing
SiteBuon Ma Thuot Airport, Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A321-271N
OperatorVietJet Air
IATA flight No.VJ356
ICAO flight No.VJC 356
Call signVIETJETAIR 356
RegistrationVN-A653
Flight originTan Son Nhat International Airport,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
DestinationBuon Ma Thuot Airport, Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam
Occupants207
Passengers200
Crew7
Fatalities0
Injuries6
Survivors207

VietJet Air's flight number VJ356 with registration VN-A653 received 2 weeks ago and only operated 8 routes on November 29, encountered a problem in Buon Ma Thuot.[4] Mr. Nguyen Chanh Duy, Director of Buon Ma Thuot Airport, said that Buon Ma Thuot airport had to close and suspend flights to this airport after the incident with VietJet Air.[5]

References
  1. "Máy bay VietJet gặp sự cố nghiêm trọng, nhiều khách phải nhập viện" [VietJet plane had a serious problem, many guests had to be hospitalized] (in Vietnamese).
  2. "Máy bay Vietjet Air gặp sự cố: 6 hành khách bị thương" [Vietjet Air plane crashes: 6 passengers were injured] (in Vietnamese). 25 May 2019.
  3. "Máy bay Vietjet gặp sự cố khi hạ cánh" [Vietjet plane crashes on landing] (in Vietnamese). 25 May 2019.
  4. "Máy bay Vietjet gặp sự cố ở Buôn Ma Thuột mới chỉ bay 8 chặng" [Vietjet plane crashes in Buon Ma Thuot only 8 routes] (in Vietnamese).
  5. "Sân bay Buôn Ma Thuột đóng cửa sau sự cố máy bay Vietjet Air" [Buon Ma Thuot airport closed after Vietjet Air plane incident] (in Vietnamese). 25 May 2019.

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