Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 August 2002
Aircraft Type: Xian MA-60
Owner/operator: Wuhan Airlines
Registration Number: B-3432
Location: Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s landing gear.The aircraft’s landing gear.
A Xian MA-60 aircraft experienced a serious landing accident during a nighttime training flight. The crew misread a gear-up alarm, leading to a landing on its belly. There were no casualties. Following this incident, the aircraft was grounded for six years and two months.A Xian MA-60 aircraft experienced a serious landing accident during a nighttime training flight. The crew misread a gear-up alarm, leading to a landing on its belly. There were no casualties. Following this incident, the aircraft was grounded for six years and two months.
Description
A Xian MA-60 was severely damaged in a nighttime training flight accident when it landed on its belly. It is said that the crew misunderstood the gear-up alarm before landing. There was no casualty. Following this accident, Xian MA-60 was grounded for six years and two months.
Source of Information
http://www.china.com.cn/v/news/2014-12/12/content_34298013.htm, https://www.guancha.cn/ZhangZhongZuo/2020_06_28_555550_2.shtml, https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/127_23685, https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6808332http://www.china.com.cn/v/news/2014-12/12/content_34298013.htm, https://www.guancha.cn/ZhangZhongZuo/2020_06_28_555550_2.shtml, https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/127_23685, https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6808332Primary Cause
Misinterpretation of a gear-up alarm during landing.Misinterpretation of a gear-up alarm during landing.Share on:
