Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 August 1978
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-27C
Owner/operator: Transbrasil
Registration Number: PT-TYQ
Location: Belo Horizonte/Pampulha –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Landing GearLanding Gear
Category: Accident
An aircraft struck a trench bank during final approach, resulting in significant damage to the right landing gear.An aircraft struck a trench bank during final approach, resulting in significant damage to the right landing gear.
Description
During final approach, the aircraft struck a trench bank, 60 m before the runway threshold, causing substantial damage to the right landing gear. The pilot overshot and carried out an emergency landing on Runway 31, during which the aircraft overran and the landing gear collapsed.
Source of Information
http://www.desastresaereos.net/ac_br_1978.htm#20.08.1978http://www.desastresaereos.net/ac_br_1978.htm#20.08.1978Primary Cause
Unexpected terrain interaction during final approach.Unexpected terrain interaction during final approach.Share on:
