Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 February 1988
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-349C
Owner/operator: TAAG Angola Airlines
Registration Number: D2-TOI
Location: Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD) –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Control lines and hydraulic lines of the 707 aircraft.Control lines and hydraulic lines of the 707 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A 707 aircraft struck a radio antenna on top of a building, resulting in hydraulic and control line failures, leading to the aircraft overrunning during landing and causing the nosegear collapse.A 707 aircraft struck a radio antenna on top of a building, resulting in hydraulic and control line failures, leading to the aircraft overrunning during landing and causing the nosegear collapse.
Description
The 707 struck a radio antenna on top of a building, breaking hydraulic and control lines. The aircraft then overran on landing causing the nosegear to collapse.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure of the radio antenna and control lines during the impact.Mechanical failure of the radio antenna and control lines during the impact.Share on:
