B737 in rare accident - Gear collapse - Curt Lewis

Boeing 737 Landing Gear Collapse (India)

Status:	Preliminary
Date:	Thursday 3 March 2016
Time:	21:52
Type:	Boeing 737-95R
Operator:	Jet Airways
Registration:	VT-JGD *
C/n / msn:	33740/1350
First flight:	2003-07-02 (12 years 8 months)
Engines:	2 CFMI CFM56-7B24
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 120
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 128
Airplane damage:	Substantial
Location:	Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) (   India)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP), India
Destination airport:	Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB), India
Flightnumber:	9W354

Narrative:
Jet Airways flight 9W354 was involved in a landing accident at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM), India. The accident happened while the aircraft landed on runway 27 following a regularly scheduled service from Delhi. Photos from the scene show the aircraft with the no.2 engine resting on the ground. The right hand main landing gear strut penetrated the wing.
According to a statement by Jet Airways the aircraft came to rest on Taxiway N9, which is located 2190 m past the runway 27 threshold.
A following flight, an Airbus A319 (LZ-AOA) operating SpiceJet flight SG169, performed a go around.

Following the accident, runway 09/27 was closed per Notam: "RWY 09/27 NOT AVBL FOR OPS DUE RWY BLOCK."

* The registration has not been officially confirmed. Footage from the scene show a Boeing 737-900, of which Jet Airways operates four. VT-JGD is the only one not active on March 4.