Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 30 April 2017
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-7M2 (WL)
Owner/operator: TAAG Angola Airlines
Registration Number: D2-TBF
Location: Soyo Airport (SZA) –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-700 aircraft, originating from Luanda, Angola, experienced a nose landing gear retraction accident after landing at Soyo Airport, Angola. The aircraft landed on runway 24 with 40 passengers and 6 crew members. An inadvertent action ? raising the landing gear handle ? caused the nose gear to retract due to a malfunctioning ground sensor. The aircraft came to rest with the nose contacting the runway surface.A Boeing 737-700 aircraft, originating from Luanda, Angola, experienced a nose landing gear retraction accident after landing at Soyo Airport, Angola. The aircraft landed on runway 24 with 40 passengers and 6 crew members. An inadvertent action ? raising the landing gear handle ? caused the nose gear to retract due to a malfunctioning ground sensor. The aircraft came to rest with the nose contacting the runway surface.
Description
TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT130 suffered a nose landing gear retraction accident after landing at Soyo Airport, Angola. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, originated in Luanda about 09:29 UTC. The aircraft landed on runway 24 at Soyo Airport about 10:03 UTC with 40 passengers and 6 crew members on board. A spokesperson for the airline reported that the crew were working the after landing checklist when they inadvertently raised the landing gear handle to the up position. The ground sensor of the nose landing gear apparently did not function, causing the nose gear to retract. The aircraft came to rest with the nose contacting the runway surface.
Primary Cause
Inadvertent handling of the landing gear handle by the crew during the after landing checklist, resulting in a malfunction of the ground sensor.Inadvertent handling of the landing gear handle by the crew during the after landing checklist, resulting in a malfunction of the ground sensor.Share on:
