Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 August 1977
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander
Owner/operator: Air Inter Gabon
Registration Number: TR-LSF
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The primary landing gear system, specifically the hydraulic actuators and control lines.The primary landing gear system, specifically the hydraulic actuators and control lines.
Category: UK
An aircraft was written off due to a catastrophic failure of its primary landing gear system.An aircraft was written off due to a catastrophic failure of its primary landing gear system.
Description
Written off.
Primary Cause
A sudden and unexpected failure of a critical hydraulic component within the landing gear system resulted in loss of control and subsequent write-off.A sudden and unexpected failure of a critical hydraulic component within the landing gear system resulted in loss of control and subsequent write-off.Share on:
