Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 May 1960
Aircraft Type: Lockheed Lodestar
Owner/operator: Jerry de Larma
Registration Number: TG-COV-68
Location: El Coco –
ÿ Costa Rica
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft undercarriageAircraft undercarriage
Category: Accident
A serious accident occurred when a commercial aircraft experienced structural damage during taxiing following landing, resulting from a collapse of its undercarriage.A serious accident occurred when a commercial aircraft experienced structural damage during taxiing following landing, resulting from a collapse of its undercarriage.
Description
The aircraft sustained serious damage when the undercarriage collapsed while taxiing after landing.
Primary Cause
Undercarriage collapse during taxiing.Undercarriage collapse during taxiing.Share on:
