Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 September 2000
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-324ER
Owner/operator: Vietnam Airlines
Registration Number: S7-RGV
Location: Ho Chi Minh City Airport (SGN) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Upper fuselageUpper fuselage
Category: Accident
A experienced structural failure occurred in the upper fuselage of an aircraft following a hard landing in Bolivia on August 7, 2004, and in Vietnam on September 19, 2000. This incident exhibits characteristics consistent with a hard landing scenario.A experienced structural failure occurred in the upper fuselage of an aircraft following a hard landing in Bolivia on August 7, 2004, and in Vietnam on September 19, 2000. This incident exhibits characteristics consistent with a hard landing scenario.
Description
Experienced structural failure of the upper fuselage following a hard landing. The damage pattern was similar to that of a LAB Boeing 767 hard landing in Bolivia, August 7, 2004 and a Vietnam Airlines 767 hard landing September 19, 2000.
Primary Cause
Hard landing conditions.Hard landing conditions.Share on:
