Former Qantas 767 VH-OGG looking a bit crinkly

[markis10]

Now operated by Amerijet a hard landing has left her AOG

 

[Quickstatus]

Add to list of Creased 767 fuselages
ANA 2012





Amazon Prime 2016




Atlas 2018




DHL 2023




UA 2023

 

[jb747]

My suspicion would be a nose gear first landing....

 

[Mwenenzi]

avherald (not the most authoritative source)

Accident: Amerijet B763 at Guatemala City on Sep 6th 2026, hard landing

Aviation Herald - News, Incidents and Accidents in Aviation

avherald.com

An Amerijet Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N373CM performing flight M6-8743 from Miami,FL (USA) to Guatemala City (Guatemala), landed on Guatemala City's runway 02 at 23:30L (05:30Z Sep 7th) but touched down hard nose gear first. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.
Post flight inspection revealed substantial structural damage and creases in the fuselage skin.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Guatemala City on Sep 12th 2026.

 

[jb747]

Actually I feel for them. It's a nicely stable approach with all of the correct numbers. The complete opposite of that other 767 at Miami.

At a guess, in the end, they've been caught out by the airfield elevation.