Incident Overview
Date: Friday 5 January 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-46F
Owner/operator: Air Gemini Cargo
Registration Number: S9-BAI
Location: Dundo Airport (DUE) –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Landing gear (both main and right).Landing gear (both main and right).
Category: Accident
A Boeing 727 cargo plane experienced a sudden landing failure due to a collision with a runway’s raised lip. The aircraft slid off the runway, impacting a dense area of high grass and bushes, resulting in the collapse of both main and right landing gear. A passenger was fatally injured while attempting to relieve themselves near the runway.A Boeing 727 cargo plane experienced a sudden landing failure due to a collision with a runway’s raised lip. The aircraft slid off the runway, impacting a dense area of high grass and bushes, resulting in the collapse of both main and right landing gear. A passenger was fatally injured while attempting to relieve themselves near the runway.
Description
The cargo plane approached Dundo in favourable weather conditions. The airplane touched down just short of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed after striking the raised lip of the runway. The Boeing 727 continued onto the runway and deviated to the right; it slid off the runway onto an area covered with high grass and bushes. Then the other landing gear legs collapsed. In the mishap a man was killed who had stopped to relieve himself close to runway.
Primary Cause
Runway lip collision and subsequent loss of control during landing.Runway lip collision and subsequent loss of control during landing.Share on:
