Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 March 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-331C
Owner/operator: Skymaster Airlines
Registration Number: PT-MST
Location: S?o Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Main undercarriageMain undercarriage
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A cargo flight from Belem do Para landed hard at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos runway 09R following damage to the main undercarriage of the aircraft. Four engines suffered damage.A cargo flight from Belem do Para landed hard at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos runway 09R following damage to the main undercarriage of the aircraft. Four engines suffered damage.
Description
Landed hard at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos runway 09R following a cargo flight (mail and fish) from Belem do Para; the main undercarriage failed and all four engines suffered damage.
Primary Cause
Failed main undercarriage during landing.Failed main undercarriage during landing.Share on:
