Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 8 August 2010
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-300
Owner/operator: Danu Oro Transportas
Registration Number: LY-DOT
Location: Pori Airport (POR) –
ÿ Finland
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Left main undercarriage of the ATR-42 aircraft.Left main undercarriage of the ATR-42 aircraft.
Category: Other
An ATR-42 aircraft, carrying the band of Iron Maiden, landed at Pori Airport (POR) with road-crew and gear. A tornado lifted, causing the aircraft to impact and lose the left main undercarriage. The aircraft was subsequently dismantled.An ATR-42 aircraft, carrying the band of Iron Maiden, landed at Pori Airport (POR) with road-crew and gear. A tornado lifted, causing the aircraft to impact and lose the left main undercarriage. The aircraft was subsequently dismantled.
Description
The ATR-42 had arrived at Pori Airport (POR), Finland with the road-crew and gear of Iron Maiden who were to perform in Sonisphere Finland 2010. As it was parked on the apron, a small tornado lifted up the airplane. It came down hard, losing the left hand main undercarriage. Damage was substantial and it was decided to dismantle the airplane.
Source of Information
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-(Danu-Oro/ATR-ATR-42-300/1757727/http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-(Danu-Oro/ATR-ATR-42-300/1757727/Primary Cause
Tornado damage during landing.Tornado damage during landing.Share on:
