Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 November 1988
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-AHI
Location: Gondar Airport (GDQ) –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Main GearMain Gear
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in a controlled crash into a ditch. The failure of the main gear led to a pressure drop and subsequent collapse of the nosegear. A fire erupted on the right engine, contributing to the incident.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in a controlled crash into a ditch. The failure of the main gear led to a pressure drop and subsequent collapse of the nosegear. A fire erupted on the right engine, contributing to the incident.
Description
The main gear wouldn’t retract following takeoff and the hydraulic pressure warning light lit, followed by a pressure drop. A flat approach was made with 7deg flaps and the aircraft touched down 400 m down the runway, rolled 900 m before veering into a ditch. The nosegear collapsed and a small fire broke out on the right engine.
Primary Cause
Failure of the main gear during takeoff.Failure of the main gear during takeoff.Share on:
