Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 October 2001
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BP
Owner/operator: Pacific Air Express, lsf Aerocom
Registration Number: ER-ADT
Location: Honiara-Henderson International Airport (HIR) –
ÿ Solomon Islands
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: GearGear
Category: Accident
An Antonov aircraft sustained a strike with water during final approach, resulting in gear failure and a forced landing. The aircraft slid off the runway.An Antonov aircraft sustained a strike with water during final approach, resulting in gear failure and a forced landing. The aircraft slid off the runway.
Description
Struck the water while on final approach. The gear was sheared off and the crew managed to climb away. A forced landing was carried out during which the aircraft slid off the runway. The Antonov had been leased from Moldovian company Aerocom.
Primary Cause
Strike with water during final approach.Strike with water during final approach.Share on:
