Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 March 2000
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft C99 Airliner
Owner/operator: Prince Edward Air
Registration Number: C-FKCG
Location: Montral?Dorval International Airport, QC (YUL) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A flight crew reported a hard landing on runway 24R after the landing gear was deployed and locked. The aircraft experienced a collapse of the main right landing gear and the main left landing gear, resulting in a stop on the center line. The crew immediately shut down the engines and notified the control tower of the runway obstruction.A flight crew reported a hard landing on runway 24R after the landing gear was deployed and locked. The aircraft experienced a collapse of the main right landing gear and the main left landing gear, resulting in a stop on the center line. The crew immediately shut down the engines and notified the control tower of the runway obstruction.
Description
On final appropach to runway 24R, the crew noted that the three green signal lights indicated that the landing gear was deployed and locked. The co-pilot, who was at the controls, landed the aircraft. The aircraft touched down hard and it rose up to the maximum extension of the shock absorbers. The nose wheel came down on the runway and then the main right landing gear collapsed, followed by the main left landing gear. The aircraft came to a stop on the centre line. The crew shut down the engines and notified the control tower that it was not able to clear the runway.
Primary Cause
Landing gear collapse during a hard landing.Landing gear collapse during a hard landing.Share on:
