Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 January 1993
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-321C
Owner/operator: Air Afrique
Registration Number: YR-ABM
Location: Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) –
ÿ Cote d’Ivoire
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Main GearMain Gear
Category: Accident
An ILS approach resulted in the aircraft undershooting the runway by 30 meters, leading to a main gear collapse.An ILS approach resulted in the aircraft undershooting the runway by 30 meters, leading to a main gear collapse.
Description
The aircraft undershot runway 21 by 30 m after an ILS approach, causing the main gear to collapse.
Primary Cause
Incorrect approach procedure due to undershooting the runway.Incorrect approach procedure due to undershooting the runway.Share on:
