Accident: Cargo Aerosucre B734 at Bogota on Jul 4th 2026, main gear collapse on landing

A Cargo Aerosucre Boeing 737-400, registration HK-5447 performing flight A4-2143 from Leticia to Bogota (Colombia), landed on Bogota's runway 14R at 22:11L (03:11Z Jul 5th) when the right main gear collapsed after touchdown. The aircraft came to a halt on the runway and was disabled. The runway was closed until morning of the next day, when the aircraft could be towed off the runway.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Bogota about 17 hours after landing.

Metars:
SKBO 050500Z VRB02KT 9999 VCSH FEW025 OVC045 12/12 Q1030 TEMPO RA RMK VCSH E/SE=
SKBO 050400Z VRB04KT 9999 FEW035 BKN060 12/12 Q1030 NOSIG=
SKBO 050300Z 33002KT 9999 FEW035 BKN080 12/12 Q1030 NOSIG=
SKBO 050200Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW030 BKN040 13/13 Q1030 REDZ NOSIG=
SKBO 050100Z 36003KT 320V060 9999 -DZ FEW010 SCT020 BKN030 13/13 Q1029 NOSIG=
SKBO 050010Z 05005KT 320V130 9999 4900E DZ FEW015 SCT023 BKN030 14/13 Q1029 NOSIG=
SKBO 050010Z 05005KT 320V130 9999 4900E DZ FEW015 SCT023 BKN030 14/13 Q1029 NOSIG=
SKBO 050000Z 26004KT 220V310 8000 VCSH FEW020 SCT025 BKN040 15/13 Q1028 TEMPO DZ=
SKBO 042337Z 27004KT 200V360 9999 4900NW -RA FEW024 SCT025 BKN035 15/13 Q1028 NOSIG=
SKBO 042300Z 27007KT 9999 -DZ FEW017 BKN030 17/12 Q1027 NOSIG=

The aircraft seen just before being towed off the runway the next morning:

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