Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 23 January 1994
Aircraft Type: FMA IA 50 Guaran¡ II
Owner/operator: L¡nea Area de Entre R¡os – LAER
Registration Number: LV-LAE
Location: Santa Elena Airstrip, ER –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Main undercarriageMain undercarriage
Category: Accident
An aircraft landed at Santa Elena Airport, Argentina, experiencing a catastrophic collapse of its main undercarriage due to a collision with iron pipes. The pilot initiated a go-around but the landing was marred by a partial retraction of flaps, followed by a collapse of the undercarriage upon touchdown. The hydraulic pressure dropping to zero triggered a diversion back to base.An aircraft landed at Santa Elena Airport, Argentina, experiencing a catastrophic collapse of its main undercarriage due to a collision with iron pipes. The pilot initiated a go-around but the landing was marred by a partial retraction of flaps, followed by a collapse of the undercarriage upon touchdown. The hydraulic pressure dropping to zero triggered a diversion back to base.
Description
The FMA IA 50 Guaran¡ II was landing at the Santa Elena Airstrip near Paran , Argentine when the crew felt and heard a bang. The pilot carried out a go-around, but the main undercarriage stayed “in-transit” and the flaps retracted only partway. Meanwhile hydraulic pressure had fallen to zero. The pilot diverted back to his base at Paran but, on touchdown, the main undercarriage collapsed rearwards. It was later discovered that the “bump” during the attempted landing at Santa Elena was caused by the undercarriage striking a number of 10 inch diameter iron pipes which were lying on the runway in the touchdown zone and which had been partially obscured by tall grass.
Source of Information
http://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.nl/2011/03/lv-lae-ia-50-guarani-ii-cn-27.htmlhttp://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.nl/2011/03/lv-lae-ia-50-guarani-ii-cn-27.htmlPrimary Cause
Collision with iron pipes during touchdown.Collision with iron pipes during touchdown.Share on:
