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1999
1999 - 2204.PDF
2 June Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 (N656DL) Phoenix, Arizona, USA -/- 8/119 Hard landing on nosegear. 9 June Shantou Airlines Boeing 737-300 (B2525) Zhanjiang, China -/- 8/73 Aircraft ran off the runway in stormy weather and the landing gear collapsed. liiij1w!w.M.ii,id.'.^;i.ii;Mi.ii'ttj;i.i?M.i!ia.iiiiJ.iJ!wj;Mj;iJiM!.a Date Carrier Aircraft type/registration Location 24 March Amiri Right Airbus Industrie A30O600 (A6-PFD) Diagoras Apt, Rhodes Overran the runway in rain and strong winds. Nosewheel collapsed. Rhodes was a technical stop en route to Dubai, UAE-Rabat, Morocco. Injuries crew/pax -/- Total occupants crew/pax 19/252 •;iii;iJ:Wj»:M.ii.]j^^i;wi.ij;iaii^!i!»!iw;i.w.iAi.Miiliiirnm Date Carrier Aircraft type/registration Location Injuries Total occupants Phase crew/pax crew/pax 4 January Regionnair Beech 1900C (C-FGOI) Nr St Augustin-Saguenay, Canada -/- 2/12 L The aircraft landed about 750m short of the runway on river ice while on an ILS approach in what the pilot described as virtual white-out, with reduced visibility in snow. 7 January Servivensa Dougias DC-3 (YV-622C) Cananaima Apt, Venezuela -/- 3/8 L After touchdown from a visual approach in strong crosswinds, as the tailwheel touched the ground the pilot lost directional control and the aircraft left the runway, causing its main gear to collapse. 12 February Wider0e Flyveselskap DHC Dash 8-100 (LN-WIL) Ammerfest Apt, Ammerfest, Norway -/- 3/7 L After touchdown from a visual approach, the left main gear leg began to collapse, the Nol engine propeller hit the ground and the aircraft veered left off the runway. The crew reported turbulence on the approach and the aircraft touched down "firmly". ______________________________________ ______ ______________ 11 March SAL Express Beech 1900C-1 (S9-CAG) 4 de Fevereiro Apt, Luanda, Angola -/- 2/15 L The nosegear would not extend, so the crew landed with it retracted. 30 March Air Nuigini Fokker F28-4000 (P2-AND) Goroka Apt, Goroka, Papua New Guinea -/- 5/65 L The port main gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft veered left off the runway, stopping in a ditch. 23 April Samoa Aviation DHC Twin Otter 200 (N719AS) Fitiuta Apt, American Samoa -/- 2/12 L When the pilot moved the power levers into the ground "beta" range, the aircraft lost directional control and ran off the runway, where its undercarriage was damaged. The left engine was changed two days previously, and the beta pin, its cotter pin and washer were found in the bottom of the cowling. The cotter pin was partially broken, and the missing part was not found. 19 May Centrafricain Yakovlev Yak 40 (TL-ACO) Berberati, Central African Republic -/- 3/30 L Overran the runway on landing. 14 June Thunder Airlines Beech King Air 100 Thunder Bay, Canada -/- 5 l_ Crashed shortly after takeoff. 21 June Asian Spirit NAMCYS-11 Virak, Philippines -/- 4/51 L The scheduled flight inbound from Manila overran runway on landing. Nose gear dug in and collapsed. _i.i;i_wiii!Mrfi.i^^LV^i.ij;l_.'i.i;ij!wivrid:ijiM!li.- Date Carrier Aircraft type/registration Location Injuries Total crew/pax crew/pax 3 January Antonov Design Bureau Antonov An-22 Guararapes Apt, Recife, Brazil - 20 L Gear failed to extend and aircraft carried out a gear-up landing. 6 January BAC Express Airlines Shorts 330-200 (G-BHHU) Luton Apt, UK 2 L Carrying out a flapiess landing practice during a crew training session, the aircraft hit windshear associated with a passing frontal system and landed hard but safely. 20 January ? Antonov An-12 Lukapa Apt, Angola 7 L Directional control lost, and aircraft left runway. 22 January ColganAir Beech Commuter (N215CJ) Barnstaple Apt, Hyannis, Nebraska, USA - 4 L The aircraft, on its third approach in visibility 350m in fog, suffered a very hard (3g) landing, the main gear partially failed and the aircraft left the runway The landing was in darkness at 17:19 local time and the captain had started duty at 05:35 local time that morning. 2 February FedEx Cessna 208B Caravan (N980FE) Yellowstone Regional Apt, Wyoming, USA - 1 G While taxiing for takeoff, a strong gust of wind blew the aircraft onto its nose. 7 February Clipper International Boeing 707-320F (9G-R0X) Ivanca Apt, Bratislava, Slovak Republic 3 L Overran the runway. 8 February El Al Cargo Boeing 747-200F Amsterdam Schiphol Apt, Netherlands 4 L Overran the runway when the surface was snowy, and nosegear suffered damage. The airline maintains that the crew had been refused their requested runway. 11 February Alaska Central Express Beech 1900C (N31240) Nr St Mary's Alaska, USA 1 1 RA The aircraft hit the ground 7.5km short of the runway threshold while carrying out a localiser/DME approach in darkness and poor weather, cloudbase at 200ft. 14 February 748 Air Services BAe 748-2 (9L-LBG) Foxtrot airstrip, Sudan - 2 L When "ground fine" pitch was selected, only the right propeller actually did so. The aircraft veered right off the runway and down a steep slope, coming to a halt with the nosegear ripped off and the nose dug in. 19 February AvanttAir Beech 1900D (D-CBSF) Frankfurt Int Apt, Germany 2 L On a ferry flight, the crew failed to complete the landing checks and landed with the gear up. 24 February Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing MD-88 (LV-VBY) Buenos Aires, Argentina G Aircraft written off in hangar fire during fuel system maintenance. Early suggestions are that high pressure fuel spray was ignited by contact with a light in a wheelbay. 1 March Renown Aviation Lockheed Electra (N285F) Shannon Apt, Ireland L The crew, which had reported an engine problem, were about to land with the gear up (unintentionally) when the propellers began to hit the ground. A go-around was initiated, but the damage to the No 3 propeller caused the engine to separate from the wing and propeller parts to pierce the fuselage. The No 2 and No 4 propellers were also damaged by ground contact. The crew earned out a low left hand circuit and landed safely. Visibility was poor and cloudbase at 400ft. 5 March Air France Boeing 747-200F(FGPAN) Meenambakam Apt, Chennai (Madras), India - 5 L The nosegear would not deploy despite crew efforts, but they landed, believing it might be deployed. It was not, and the nose was in contact with the ground for 2,000m before coming to a halt. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. 1 April Air China Boeing 747F Chicago O'Hare AptJIIinois, USA 5 G The aircraft took the wrong taxiway on the way to the freight centre after landing on runway 14R, and taxied back onto the runway in the path of a Korean Air Boeing 747-400 taking off with 300 passengers on board. The Korean aircraft avoided collision by lifting off and immediately banking right, missing the Air China aircraft by a reported 8m. 19 April Larry's Rying Service Pilatus Britten Norman Islander (N414JA) Kongiganak Apt, Alaska, USA 1 L At the end of the landing run the nosewheel was severely damaged when it ran into a deep, water-filled hole in the runway surface. The runway was subsequently closed. 22 April Pilatus Britten Norman Islander (N414JA) Kongiganak Apt, Alaska, USA - 1 L At the end of the landing run the nosewheel was severely damaged when it ran into a deep, water-filled hole in the runway surface. The runway was subsequently closed. 12 May Summit Aviation Shorts Skyvan (C-FSDZ) Matson Creek, Yukon, Canada 2 L Touched down 100m short of the runway on a visual approach. There was a tailwind, the runway was undulating and had a net upward slope, which could have caused the pilot to misjudge his approach angle. 17 May CAMBA Curtis C46F (CP-1319) San Borja Ranch airstrip, Bolivia - ? L Touched down short of the runway on a visual approach, having shut down and feathered one engine that was backfiring heavily. 17 May Bemidji Airlines Beech 99 (N133BA) Bemidji, Minnesota, USA 1 L Test flight after maintenance. Three red lights stayed on after gear retraction was selected after takeoff and this situation could not be rectified. Left main gear collapsed during landing roll. 28 June FedEx Airbus Industrie A310 (N420FE) Manila, Philippines 2 L Overran runway 24 in heavy rain and ran through the ILS localiser antenna. The nosegear and both engines were ripped off FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 28 July - 3 August 1999 35
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