Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 12 December 1993
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF
Owner/operator: Air Tanzania
Registration Number: 5H-MPT
Location: Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR) –
ÿ Tanzania
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
A Rufiji aircraft experienced a catastrophic collapse during a flapless approach to landing, resulting in significant structural damage to the fuselage. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and utilized as spares.A Rufiji aircraft experienced a catastrophic collapse during a flapless approach to landing, resulting in significant structural damage to the fuselage. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and utilized as spares.
Description
The undercarriage collapsed on touchdown following a flapless approach to land. The aircraft, named “Rufiji”, sustained major structural damage to the fuselage and was withdrawn from use and used for spares.
Primary Cause
Flapless approach and undercarriage collapse during touchdown.Flapless approach and undercarriage collapse during touchdown.Share on:
