Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 January 1951
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-TET
Location: Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden and significant nose gear failure during takeoff, resulting in a slide off the runway after landing. The damaged nose gear caused the aircraft to lose control and subsequently impact the ground.An aircraft experienced a sudden and significant nose gear failure during takeoff, resulting in a slide off the runway after landing. The damaged nose gear caused the aircraft to lose control and subsequently impact the ground.
Description
Emergency landing after the nose gear got damaged on take off, aircraft slid over the runway after the nose gear collapsed on landing.
Source of Information
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110585258:mpeg21:p007, https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1951.htm#24.01.1951https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110585258:mpeg21:p007, https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1951.htm#24.01.1951Primary Cause
Nose gear failure during takeoff.Nose gear failure during takeoff.Share on:
