Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 July 1979
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-327C
Owner/operator: Trans Mediterranean Airways – TMA
Registration Number: OD-AFX
Location: Beirut International Airport (BEY) –
ÿ Lebanon
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (wing)Aircraft structure (wing)
Category: Accident
An aircraft training flight involving two touch-and-goes resulted in a catastrophic crash. The aircraft stalled in a high nose-up attitude, struck the ground, and inverted across Taxiway F.An aircraft training flight involving two touch-and-goes resulted in a catastrophic crash. The aircraft stalled in a high nose-up attitude, struck the ground, and inverted across Taxiway F.
Description
The aircraft departed Beirut on a training flight for the promotion of four first officers to captains. Two touch-and-goes were performed, when after the third touchdown the aircraft yawed abruptly to the right, then to the left and to the right again. The aircraft stalled in a high nose-up attitude, the right wing struck the ground 12 m to the right of Taxiway B3. The plane crashed and came to rest inverted across Taxiway F.
Primary Cause
Stalled flight conditions and a sudden, abrupt change in attitude during a touch-and-go maneuver.Stalled flight conditions and a sudden, abrupt change in attitude during a touch-and-go maneuver.Share on:
