Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 11 May 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-329C
Owner/operator: Zaire International Cargo Air System – ZICAS, lsf Sabena
Registration Number: OO-SJH
Location: Douala Airport (DLA) –
ÿ Cameroon
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
A Boeing 707-329C cargo plane, OO-SJH, experienced a hard landing at Douala Airport (DLA) due to windshear on short finals. This resulted in gear collapse and a broken left wing, with both engines separating.A Boeing 707-329C cargo plane, OO-SJH, experienced a hard landing at Douala Airport (DLA) due to windshear on short finals. This resulted in gear collapse and a broken left wing, with both engines separating.
Description
A Boeing 707-329C cargo plane, OO-SJH, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Douala Airport (DLA), Cameroon. The airplane encountered windshear on short finals to Douala Airport (DLA). This resulted in a hard landing, followed by gear collapse. Subsequently the left wing broke in two and no. 1 and 2 engines separated.
Primary Cause
Windshear on short finals to Douala Airport (DLA)Windshear on short finals to Douala Airport (DLA)Share on:
