Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 November 1979
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-440-86
Owner/operator: Mackey International Airlines
Registration Number: N444JM
Location: near Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO) –
ÿ Bahamas
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46
Component Affected: Landing gear wheel well.Landing gear wheel well.
Category: Accident
A Convair CV-440 N444JM experienced a near-miss landing due to a fire in the landing gear wheel well on a charter flight to Fort Lauderdale. The pilot initiated an immediate return to Freeport following the fire, resulting in a veering off the runway and subsequent impact in the water. The engine failure while approaching the airport contributed to the incident.A Convair CV-440 N444JM experienced a near-miss landing due to a fire in the landing gear wheel well on a charter flight to Fort Lauderdale. The pilot initiated an immediate return to Freeport following the fire, resulting in a veering off the runway and subsequent impact in the water. The engine failure while approaching the airport contributed to the incident.
Description
Convair CV-440 N444JM departed Freeport on a charter flight to Fort Lauderdale. On climbout a fire erupted in the right main landing gear wheel well. The pilot decided to return to Freeport. While approaching the airport, the no. 2 engine tore away. The Convair veered off the runway on landing and ended up 225 feet left of the centerline in the water.
Primary Cause
Fire in the landing gear wheel well.Fire in the landing gear wheel well.Share on:
