Network Aviation Plane grounded by Hard landing

[oz_mark]

A Fokker 100 jet owned by Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation has been grounded in the East Pilbara after making a "hard landing" that appeared to have caused significant damage.


Photographs taken underneath the jet show dents and one of the wheels seemingly forced into the undercarriage.

A spokeswoman for Qantas, which bought Network Aviation last year for $30 million, said the plane came down hard at the Nifty copper mine three days ago in the Great Sandy Desert after experiencing wind sheer on landing.

'Hard landing' grounds plane - The West Australian

 

[munitalP]

Noice.... Glad it's mainline QF for me from here! :!:

 

[Simo]

Gee it sounds like a real hard landing.

They are going to write the plane off (Maybe)

 

[markis10]

The Nifty possibility of a QF hull loss?

Looks like QF have another expensive repair on their hands or their first hull loss in some time:

Investigation: AO-2012-137 - Hard Landing - VH-NQE, Fokker F-28 Mk 100, Nifty Aerodrome, Western Australia - 19 October 2012

 

[mannej]

I am aware that QF own Network, but would it be considered a Network loss or a QF loss?

 

[oz_mark]

Re: The Nifty possibility of a QF hull loss?

ALready reported here: http://www.australianfrequentflyer....twork-aviation-plane-grounded-hard-44383.html

 

[markis10]

I am aware that QF own Network, but would it be considered a Network loss or a QF loss?

Network is fully Qantas, unlike QFlink where the aircraft are Cobham, but would have still been considered a QF loss in the case of NXE, the 717 that did similar things, ironic that the rego is similar to this incident!

 

[Happy Trails]

The report's out and windshear gets the blame.
Seems the aircraft was repaired.
Wind blamed for rough FIFO landing - The West Australian