Incident Overview

Date: Friday 28 August 2020
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-324ER
Owner/operator: Omni Air International
Registration Number: N423AX
Location: Bucharest Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) – ÿ Romania
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 64
Component Affected: Left-hand main landing gearLeft-hand main landing gear
Category: Accident
A Boeing 767-300ER experienced a critical incident during a flight from Kabul, Afghanistan to Washington DC. The captain was piloting while the first officer was flying. The flight was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 07 at Baneasa Airport, Romania. The approach flight was stabilized, and the aircraft touched down normally. However, the left-hand main gear failed, leading to a tilting to the left, followed by an engine fire warning. The crew immediately stopped the engine and initiated fire extinguishing, effectively suppressing the fire. The pilot-in-command ordered an evacuation of passengers and crew using emergency exits and slide systems. This incident highlights a potential failure in the aircraft’s landing gear system.A Boeing 767-300ER experienced a critical incident during a flight from Kabul, Afghanistan to Washington DC. The captain was piloting while the first officer was flying. The flight was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 07 at Baneasa Airport, Romania. The approach flight was stabilized, and the aircraft touched down normally. However, the left-hand main gear failed, leading to a tilting to the left, followed by an engine fire warning. The crew immediately stopped the engine and initiated fire extinguishing, effectively suppressing the fire. The pilot-in-command ordered an evacuation of passengers and crew using emergency exits and slide systems. This incident highlights a potential failure in the aircraft’s landing gear system.

Description

The Boeing 767-300ER was operating a flight from Kabul, Afghanistan to Washington DC, USA with a refueling stop at Bucharest-Baneasa Airport, Romania. The captain was Pilot Not Flying for this leg while the first officer was Pilot Flying. The flight was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 07 at Baneasa Airport. The approach flight was stabilized. The aircraft touched down was normal (1,6G) about 650 m past the threshold of runway 07. After the nose landing gear had touched down, the left-hand main gear gave way and the aircraft began tilting to the left. After the failure of the left main landing gear, the crew had a “Left gear unsafe configuration” warning signal followed by engine fire warning # 1. The crew stopped the engine and operated the fire extinguishing system so that the fire signal disappeared. After the aircraft was completely stopped, the pilot-in-command ordered the evacuation of passengers and crew. This was done using the emergency exits and escape slides on the right side of the aircraft.

Source of Information

https://boardingpass.ro/accident-un-boeing-767-omni-air-are-probleme-la-baneasa-foto/, http://www.aias.gov.ro/index.php/ro/12-stiri/400-aias-investigheaza-accidentul-de-aviatie-produs-in-data-de-28-08-2020-pe-aeroportul-baneasahttps://boardingpass.ro/accident-un-boeing-767-omni-air-are-probleme-la-baneasa-foto/, http://www.aias.gov.ro/index.php/ro/12-stiri/400-aias-investigheaza-accidentul-de-aviatie-produs-in-data-de-28-08-2020-pe-aeroportul-baneasa

Primary Cause

Left main landing gear failure during an ILS approach.Left main landing gear failure during an ILS approach.

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