Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 December 1975
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-123F (SCD)
Owner/operator: Trans Mediterranean Airways – TMA
Registration Number: OD-AGC
Location: Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH) –
ÿ Greece
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Boeing 747 OD-AGC aircraft, specifically the braking system and landing gear.Boeing 747 OD-AGC aircraft, specifically the braking system and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 747 OD-AGC aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing on runway 15, resulting in a sudden aquaplane and subsequent impact with a public road. The aircraft’s failure to decelerate effectively, compounded by heavy rain, limited braking capabilities, and a significant runway displacement, led to the incident.A Boeing 747 OD-AGC aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing on runway 15, resulting in a sudden aquaplane and subsequent impact with a public road. The aircraft’s failure to decelerate effectively, compounded by heavy rain, limited braking capabilities, and a significant runway displacement, led to the incident.
Description
Boeing 747 OD-AGC landed on runway 15, some 4800 feet past the displaced threshold with 5000 feet of runway remaining. Application of the thrust reversers was also done later than usual. The aircraft could not be brought to a halt before the end of the runway and aquaplaned off the runway, coming to rest across a public road. The captain reported that there was heavy rain at the time of the accident and that he could see pools of water on the runway. The airplane aquaplaned, thus all braking methods did not function effectively.
Primary Cause
Heavy rain and limited braking capabilities combined with a significant runway displacement and displacement of the aircraft’s threshold.Heavy rain and limited braking capabilities combined with a significant runway displacement and displacement of the aircraft’s threshold.Share on:
