Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 13 November 1994
Aircraft Type: Fairchild F-27F
Owner/operator: Aerosur Patagonia
Registration Number: N990H
Location: C¢rdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD (COR) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Landing GearLanding Gear
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing gear retraction during takeoff, resulting in a near-miss situation. The aircraft initially landed successfully but then retracted its landing gear while still airborne.An aircraft experienced a landing gear retraction during takeoff, resulting in a near-miss situation. The aircraft initially landed successfully but then retracted its landing gear while still airborne.
Description
The take-off run had been started and on reaching V2, the aircraft, already in the air, touched down again on the runway, causing the landing gear to be retracted. The aircraft travelled 700 m with the landing gear partly down and stopped 200 m from runway threshold 36.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff, potentially due to a combination of factors including inadequate airspeed, insufficient situational awareness, or a miscalculation of the takeoff roll.Loss of control during takeoff, potentially due to a combination of factors including inadequate airspeed, insufficient situational awareness, or a miscalculation of the takeoff roll.Share on:
