An Amerijet Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N373CM performing flight M6-8743 from Miami,FL (USA) to Guatemala City (Guatemala), landed on Guatemala City's runway 02 at 23:30L (05:30Z Sep 7th) but touched down hard nose gear first. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.
Post flight inspection revealed substantial structural damage and creases in the fuselage skin.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Guatemala City on Sep 12th 2026.
Metars:
MGGT 070700Z 02012KT CAVOK 19/17 Q1021 A3015 FEW090 FEW200=
MGGT 070600Z 02012KT 9999 FEW013 BKN100 19/17 Q1021 A3015=
MGGT 070500Z 02010KT 9999 SCT013 20/16 Q1022 A3018=
MGGT 070400Z 36008KT 9999 FEW014 20/17 Q1022 A3018=
MGGT 070300Z 00000KT 9999 BKN014 20/18 Q1021 A3015=
MGGT 070200Z VRB03KT 8000 FEW014 SCT090 20/19 Q1020 A3012 RMK BR CB/LTNG DIST SE=
MGGT 070100Z 00000KT 8000 FEW016 SCT080 20/19 Q1019 A3009 RMK FEW090 BR=
MGGT 070014Z 00000KT 9999 SCT020 FEW024CB SCT080 21/19 Q1019 A3009 RMK CB SSE/S=
MGGT 070000Z 20006KT 5000S -DZ SCT020 FEW024CB SCT080 21/19 Q1018 A3006 RMK CB E/SE/SSE/S=
Creases:
Post flight inspection revealed substantial structural damage and creases in the fuselage skin.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Guatemala City on Sep 12th 2026.
Metars:
MGGT 070700Z 02012KT CAVOK 19/17 Q1021 A3015 FEW090 FEW200=
MGGT 070600Z 02012KT 9999 FEW013 BKN100 19/17 Q1021 A3015=
MGGT 070500Z 02010KT 9999 SCT013 20/16 Q1022 A3018=
MGGT 070400Z 36008KT 9999 FEW014 20/17 Q1022 A3018=
MGGT 070300Z 00000KT 9999 BKN014 20/18 Q1021 A3015=
MGGT 070200Z VRB03KT 8000 FEW014 SCT090 20/19 Q1020 A3012 RMK BR CB/LTNG DIST SE=
MGGT 070100Z 00000KT 8000 FEW016 SCT080 20/19 Q1019 A3009 RMK FEW090 BR=
MGGT 070014Z 00000KT 9999 SCT020 FEW024CB SCT080 21/19 Q1019 A3009 RMK CB SSE/S=
MGGT 070000Z 20006KT 5000S -DZ SCT020 FEW024CB SCT080 21/19 Q1018 A3006 RMK CB E/SE/SSE/S=
Creases:
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