Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 July 1976
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DMD
Location: Bhubaneswar Airport (BBI) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Nosegear tireNosegear tire
Category: Accident
An F-27 aircraft experienced a severe landing, resulting in a stall and subsequent impact with the runway. The landing was characterized by excessive bouncing, rolling, and a nose-down attitude. A tire burst during the landing, and the aircraft subsequently swung and came to rest with the second engine and right wingtip sheared off.An F-27 aircraft experienced a severe landing, resulting in a stall and subsequent impact with the runway. The landing was characterized by excessive bouncing, rolling, and a nose-down attitude. A tire burst during the landing, and the aircraft subsequently swung and came to rest with the second engine and right wingtip sheared off.
Description
The F-27 landed heavily, bounced and ballooned, rolled steeply to the right and stalled in a nose-down attitude. The nosegear tire burst when the aircraft hit the runway. The aircraft swung and came to rest with the no. 2 engine and right wingtip sheared off. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Improper recovery from a bounced landing.”
Primary Cause
Improper recovery from a bounced landing.Improper recovery from a bounced landing.Share on:
