Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 November 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2M2C
Owner/operator: TAAG Angola Airlines
Registration Number: D2-TAA
Location: Benguela Airport (BUG) –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 134
Component Affected: The aircraft’s landing gear and wing.The aircraft’s landing gear and wing.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 777 aircraft experienced a significant landing deviation, resulting in gear collapse and runway misalignment. The aircraft slid 900 meters and came to rest 20 meters to the side of the runway, with significant engine and wing fire. Recovery efforts were unsuccessful, leading to the aircraft’s destruction.A Boeing 777 aircraft experienced a significant landing deviation, resulting in gear collapse and runway misalignment. The aircraft slid 900 meters and came to rest 20 meters to the side of the runway, with significant engine and wing fire. Recovery efforts were unsuccessful, leading to the aircraft’s destruction.
Description
The Boeing landed 4 m short, causing the gear to collapse. The aircraft slid 900 m and came to rest 20 m to the side of the runway. The no. 1 engine and right wing caught fire. The aircraft was destroyed during recovery attempts. PROBABLE CAUSE: Lack of VASIs and threshold markings caused the pilot’s inability to follow the correct approach slope.
Primary Cause
Lack of VASIs and threshold markings prevented the pilot from maintaining the correct approach slope, leading to an inability to follow the correct landing procedure.Lack of VASIs and threshold markings prevented the pilot from maintaining the correct approach slope, leading to an inability to follow the correct landing procedure.Share on:
