Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 January 1991
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-3K1C
Owner/operator: Romavia
Registration Number: YR-ABD
Location: Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP) –
ÿ Romania
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Left wing and engine No. 1.Left wing and engine No. 1.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 707-3K1C aircraft operated by Romavia was impacted during a presidential mission to Beijing. Upon landing, the aircraft experienced a hard landing, resulting in engine strikes on the runway, a fire near the left engine, and a loss of directional control. The aircraft veered sharply to the left, onto the grass, and subsequently stopped.A Boeing 707-3K1C aircraft operated by Romavia was impacted during a presidential mission to Beijing. Upon landing, the aircraft experienced a hard landing, resulting in engine strikes on the runway, a fire near the left engine, and a loss of directional control. The aircraft veered sharply to the left, onto the grass, and subsequently stopped.
Description
The Romanian Presidential airplane, a Boeing 707-3K1C, was operated by Romavia. Two days before an official presidential mission to Beijing, the aircraft was test flown out of Bucharest-Otopeni Airport. Upon landing the aircraft touched down hard in a left wing low attitude. The no. 1 and 2 engines struck the runway and a fire broke out near the no. 1 engine. The aircraft bounced to 30-40 m before it landed back on the runway. Engine power was brought back to idle and the left wing outboard of engine no.1 broke off. Directional control was lost and the airplane veered sharply to the left near taxiway D. It ran onto the grass and stopped. The crew immediately started the evacuation on the right hand side, opposite of the fire.
Source of Information
http://www.amosnews.ro/ultimul-zbor-al-yr-abd-2015-02-18http://www.amosnews.ro/ultimul-zbor-al-yr-abd-2015-02-18Primary Cause
Hard landing and engine strikes during landing.Hard landing and engine strikes during landing.Share on:
