Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 30 December 1995
Aircraft Type: BAC One-Eleven 525FT
Owner/operator: Tarom
Registration Number: YR-BCO
Location: Istanbul-Atatrk Airport (IST) –
ÿ Trkiye
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 81
Component Affected: NosegearNosegear
Category: Accident
A One-Eleven aircraft experienced a significant landing failure during flight RO 261 from Bucharest, Turkey, due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft landed heavily on all three undercarriages, resulting in a bounce and subsequent off-runway landing at 60 kts. The nosegear collapsed, and the aircraft ran off the runway.A One-Eleven aircraft experienced a significant landing failure during flight RO 261 from Bucharest, Turkey, due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft landed heavily on all three undercarriages, resulting in a bounce and subsequent off-runway landing at 60 kts. The nosegear collapsed, and the aircraft ran off the runway.
Description
Flight RO 261 from Bucharest landed at 17:25 LT in rain and snow (temp +4øC, wind 340ø/24-29 kts.) at Istanbul runway 36. After touching down heavily on all three undercarriages, the One-Eleven bounced and touched down again. The nosegear had collapsed and the aircraft ran off the side of the runway at 60 kts.
Primary Cause
Severe adverse weather conditions, specifically heavy rain and snow, combined with the aircraft’s landing configuration, likely contributed to the incident.Severe adverse weather conditions, specifically heavy rain and snow, combined with the aircraft’s landing configuration, likely contributed to the incident.Share on:
