Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 17 January 2013
Aircraft Type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 300
Owner/operator: South African Air Force – SAAF
Registration Number: 8020
Location: Bloemspruit Air Force Base (BFN) –
ÿ South Africa
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft wingAircraft wing
Category: Accident
An SAAF aircraft experienced a hard landing on its nose wheel, resulting in a run-off onto the runway. The aircraft sustained significant damage to its wing and engine.An SAAF aircraft experienced a hard landing on its nose wheel, resulting in a run-off onto the runway. The aircraft sustained significant damage to its wing and engine.
Description
The aircraft landed heavily on its nose wheel and thereafter ran off the runway. It ended beside the runway, with the left wing touching the ground. The SAAF flight crew were uninjured. The aircraft suffered wing and engine damage.
Source of Information
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries/26, http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29064:saaf-aircraft-involved-in-landing-accident&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107, http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29198:saaf-casa-212-a-write-off&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries/26, http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29064:saaf-aircraft-involved-in-landing-accident&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107, http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29198:saaf-casa-212-a-write-off&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107Primary Cause
Hard landing and run-off onto the runway.Hard landing and run-off onto the runway.Share on:
