Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 May 2006
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102
Owner/operator: United Nations – UN, lsf Trans Capital Air
Registration Number: C-GLPP
Location: Zwedru Airport –
ÿ Liberia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40
Component Affected: Right wing flaps and the fourth engine of the DHC-7 aircraft.Right wing flaps and the fourth engine of the DHC-7 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A DHC-7 aircraft carrying 37 Ethiopian soldiers was operating under charter agreement with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) for support of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). During a gear up landing at Zwedru, the aircraft sustained damage to the bottom portion of the fuselage, including the right wing flaps and the fourth engine.A DHC-7 aircraft carrying 37 Ethiopian soldiers was operating under charter agreement with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) for support of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). During a gear up landing at Zwedru, the aircraft sustained damage to the bottom portion of the fuselage, including the right wing flaps and the fourth engine.
Description
The DHC-7 was operating under charter agreement with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) for support of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and carried 37 Ethiopian soldiers to Zwedru. The crew conducted a gear up landing at Zwedru. The bottom part of the fuselage, right wing flaps and No 4 engine were damaged as a result.
Primary Cause
Damage to the right wing flaps and the fourth engine of the DHC-7 aircraft.Damage to the right wing flaps and the fourth engine of the DHC-7 aircraft.Share on:
