Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 February 1990
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-3T5
Owner/operator: Britannia Airways
Registration Number: G-BLKD
Location: East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154
Component Affected: Underside of the forward fuselage skin above the nose landing gear, nose wheels, and internal structure of the aircraft.Underside of the forward fuselage skin above the nose landing gear, nose wheels, and internal structure of the aircraft.
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident
On February 25, 1990, a Boeing 737-300 G-BLKD of Britannia Airways experienced a hard landing at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, resulting in significant damage. The aircraft sustained damage including wrinkling and creasing of the underside of the forward fuselage skin above the nose landing gear, distorted nose wheels, and internal damage. The incident involved no injuries to the crew or 146 passengers, and the aircraft was subsequently de-registered and sold to a new owner in the USA.On February 25, 1990, a Boeing 737-300 G-BLKD of Britannia Airways experienced a hard landing at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, resulting in significant damage. The aircraft sustained damage including wrinkling and creasing of the underside of the forward fuselage skin above the nose landing gear, distorted nose wheels, and internal damage. The incident involved no injuries to the crew or 146 passengers, and the aircraft was subsequently de-registered and sold to a new owner in the USA.
Description
On 25-02-1990, Boeing 737-300 G-BLKD of Britannia Airways landed hard on runway 27 at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire at the end of a flight from M laga, during strong cross winds. None of 7 crew and 146 passengers was injured, but the plane had substantial damage to it. Per the official AAIB report damage sustained to the airframe was “wrinkling and creasing of the underside forward fuselage skin above the nose landing gear; both nose wheels distorted, and internal damage” Aircraft repaired and returned to service: de-registered 01-05-1992 when sold/traded in to a new owner in the USA. Initially with Miami Air as N733MA. Later to Southwest Airlines as N692SW
Source of Information
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Boeing%20737-300,%20G-BLKD%2007-90.pdf, https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BLKD, http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-23062.htm, https://www.planespotters.net/photo/660281http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Boeing%20737-300,%20G-BLKD%2007-90.pdf, https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BLKD, http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-23062.htm, https://www.planespotters.net/photo/660281Primary Cause
Strong cross winds during a flight from M laga to Leicestershire resulted in a hard landing.Strong cross winds during a flight from M laga to Leicestershire resulted in a hard landing.Share on:
