Incident Overview
Date: Friday 7 September 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-323C
Owner/operator: Equaflight Services
Registration Number: TN-AGO
Location: Lubumbashi-Luano (FBM) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Forward bogie of the right-hand main landing gearForward bogie of the right-hand main landing gear
Category: Accident
A right-hand main landing gear on an aircraft accelerated down the runway at Lubumbashi, resulting in a bogie falling away after takeoff. The landing gear was unable to be raised, and the crew returned to Lubumbashi. Subsequently, the aircraft ran off the runway and crossed a ditch.A right-hand main landing gear on an aircraft accelerated down the runway at Lubumbashi, resulting in a bogie falling away after takeoff. The landing gear was unable to be raised, and the crew returned to Lubumbashi. Subsequently, the aircraft ran off the runway and crossed a ditch.
Description
While accelerating down the runway at Lubumbashi the forward bogie of the right hand main landing gear failed. Part of the bogie fell away after takeoff. The landing gear could not be raised and the crew decided to return to Lubumbashi. After landing the aircraft ran off the side of the runway and crossed a ditch.
Primary Cause
Aerodynamic failure of the forward bogie of the right-hand main landing gear during acceleration.Aerodynamic failure of the forward bogie of the right-hand main landing gear during acceleration.Share on:
