Airbus A300 incident near Cologne-Bonn Airport, De, February 9, 2010
On February 9, 2010 at about 10:58 pm local time, a Airbus A300, registered TCMNJ, suffered minor damage in an incident near Cologne-Bonn Airport (Cologne-Bonn Airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 9, 2010 · about 10:58 pm local time
- Place
- Cologne-Bonn Airport, Germany · Cologne-Bonn Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A300 B4 203 · all A300s on the register
- Registration
- TCMNJ · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On February 2, 2010, A MNG Airlines A300 B4-203, registration TC-MNJ, powered by GE CF6-50C2 engines, experienced a separation of the righthand transcowl from its No. 2 engine during landing roll out at Cologne-Bonn Airport, Cologne, Germany. There was minor airplane damage and no injuries were reported; the next airplane on the runway collided with transcowl debris, sustaining wheel damage. This incident is being investigated by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information about this incident can be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, Investigator in Charge: Dietmar Nehmsch dietmar.nehmsch@bfu-web.de telephone: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 0 email: box@bfu-web.de website: www.bfu.de This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the Federal Republic of Germany.
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
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: General Electric CF6 50 (turbofan); 0 hours total
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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