Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 June 2005
Aircraft Type: Fokker 100
Owner/operator: IRS Airlines
Registration Number: 5N-COO
Location: Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Airport (LOS) –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 91
Component Affected: Right main landing gearRight main landing gear
Category: Accident
A Fokker 100 aircraft experienced hydraulic problems while flying from Lagos to Abuja and Kano. The crew initiated an immediate return to Lagos, resulting in a landing on runway 18L. During the landing, the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway.A Fokker 100 aircraft experienced hydraulic problems while flying from Lagos to Abuja and Kano. The crew initiated an immediate return to Lagos, resulting in a landing on runway 18L. During the landing, the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway.
Description
The Fokker 100 departed Lagos at 12:20 on a domestic flight to Abuja and Kano. The flight was 75 nm from Lagos when it developed hydraulic problems. The crew decided to return to Lagos. The landing on runway 18L was uneventful until the crew attempted to steer the plane off the runway at exit no. 7. At that moment the right hand main landing gear collapsed.
Primary Cause
Hydraulic problems during flight.Hydraulic problems during flight.Share on:
