A Transavia France Boeing 737 passenger aircraft suffered structural damage to its airframe during landing at Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) in Tunisia.
The incident happened on October 1, 2022, when Transavia France Boeing 737-800 jet, registered F-GZHA, was performing a scheduled passenger flight TO-3943.
According to flight history found on Flightradar24.com, the plane, which had 160 passengers on board, departed from Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) in Tunisia at around 8.36 a.m. (UTC) and was supposed to land at Nantes Atlantique International Airport (NTE) in France.
However, the landing phase did not go as planned. At 11.04 a.m. (UTC), during a touchdown at NTE airport, the plane burst both nose wheel tires and rolled out on its nose wheel rims. As it was reported by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC), the aircraft was pushed beyond the acceptable load rating in multiples of G force, thus the jet experienced overstressing, which resulted in substantial damage to its nose landing gear assembly.
According to Planespotters.com, on the day of the incident, the F-GZHA was more than 15 years old.
⚠️ Accident du @BoeingAirplanes #737 immatriculé F-GZHA exploité par @transaviaFR survenu ce jour à 13h sur l’aéroport de #Nantes lors de l’atterrissage / 3 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero et un enquêteur de première information sur place / Ouverture d’une enquête de sécurité. pic.twitter.com/OrlDF1tmb6
— BEA ✈️ ⚙️🔬🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) October 1, 2022
The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) has initiated an investigation.