Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 March 1959
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
Owner/operator: Fokker
Registration Number: PH-NVF
Location: Addis Ababa-Lideta Airport –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Gear SystemAircraft Gear System
Category: Accident
A premature gear retraction occurred during takeoff, leading to a loss of control and a potential risk of a ground impact.A premature gear retraction occurred during takeoff, leading to a loss of control and a potential risk of a ground impact.
Description
Premature gear retraction on takeoff.
Primary Cause
Insufficient pilot awareness of the gear retraction sequence and potential consequences of delayed retraction.Insufficient pilot awareness of the gear retraction sequence and potential consequences of delayed retraction.Share on:
