Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 June 2003
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24RV
Owner/operator: Cubana de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: CU-T1295
Location: Nueva Gerona-Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52
Component Affected: Landing gear fixingsLanding gear fixings
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction during approach, resulting in a controlled crash into an artificial lake. The landing gear failed to extend due to a lack of hydraulic pressure, and attempts to extend the flaps using the emergency system were unsuccessful. The aircraft subsequently drifted off the runway, impacting an uneven terrain area, leading to damage to landing gear fixings. The recovery was facilitated by two helicopters.An aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction during approach, resulting in a controlled crash into an artificial lake. The landing gear failed to extend due to a lack of hydraulic pressure, and attempts to extend the flaps using the emergency system were unsuccessful. The aircraft subsequently drifted off the runway, impacting an uneven terrain area, leading to damage to landing gear fixings. The recovery was facilitated by two helicopters.
Description
During the approach the landing gear would not extend as there was no hydraulic pressure in the systems with just eight litres of hydraulic fluid left in the tank. The landing gear was extended using the emergency system. Attempts to extend the flaps using the emergency system failed and the emergency braking system was also inoperative. The aircraft landed at the start of runway 05, travelled a distance of 2500 m before leaving the runway on the left side at the end of the runway. It ran onto uneven terrain and ended up in an artificial lake. As a result of the movement off the runway over irregular terrain, the front and left landing gear fixings were broken. The plane was recovered by two helicopters shortly after the accident.
Primary Cause
Lack of hydraulic pressure in the landing gear systems.Lack of hydraulic pressure in the landing gear systems.Share on:
