Boeing 737 incident near Puerto Vallerta, Mx, November 4, 2010
On November 4, 2010, a Boeing 737, registered XAUHY, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing (landing roll) near Puerto Vallerta (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 4, 2010
- Place
- Puerto Vallerta, Mexico · Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 200 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- XAUHY · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On November 4, 2010, a Global Airlines chartered Boeing 727-200, registered as XA-UHY, landed with its nose gear retracted at Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallerta, Mexico. The event is being investigated by the Government of Mexico.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Global Airlines
The flight
- Destination: PVR Puerto Vallerta
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.