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Old 6th Jul 2010, 22:22
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Not the first time

This isn't the first fokker nosecone to collapse:







This aircraft didn't have a birdstrike (at least not on the flight on which the collapse occurred). I believe the cause was assessed as weakening of the structure over time leading to water ingestion and subsequent collapse.

This incident occurred about 8 mins before landing at 250kts in the descent at about 7000'.
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