Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 March 1992
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-8-33AF
Owner/operator: Export Air
Registration Number: OB-1456
Location: Iquitos Airport (IQT) –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Nose landing gear shock strut.Nose landing gear shock strut.
Category: Accident
A DC-8 aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse during landing rollout at Iquitos Airport’s runway 06. The crew immediately recognized a ‘gear unsafe’ warning and subsequently lost the nose landing gear. This collapse was attributed to a fracture within the upper cap of the nose gear shock strut, which subsequently caused failure of the down lock safety mechanism control arms.A DC-8 aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse during landing rollout at Iquitos Airport’s runway 06. The crew immediately recognized a ‘gear unsafe’ warning and subsequently lost the nose landing gear. This collapse was attributed to a fracture within the upper cap of the nose gear shock strut, which subsequently caused failure of the down lock safety mechanism control arms.
Description
The DC-8 sustained a nose gear collapse on landing rollout at Iquitos Airport’s runway 06. After touchdown the crew noticed a ‘gear unsafe’ warning. Shortly afterwards the nose landing gear collapsed. The accident was caused by the fracture of the upper cap of the nose gear shock strut which in turn led to the failure of the control arms of the down lock safety mechanism.
Primary Cause
Fracture of the upper cap of the nose gear shock strut.Fracture of the upper cap of the nose gear shock strut.Share on:
