Incident Overview
Date: Monday 19 March 1984
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado
Owner/operator: Spantax
Registration Number: EC-BZP
Location: Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria (LPA) –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58
Component Affected: Left-hand main landing gearLeft-hand main landing gear
Category: Accident
A Spantax flight 815 experienced a left-hand main landing gear failure during approach to Tenerife, leading to a return to Las Palmas. The captain initiated an emergency landing on a foam-covered runway.A Spantax flight 815 experienced a left-hand main landing gear failure during approach to Tenerife, leading to a return to Las Palmas. The captain initiated an emergency landing on a foam-covered runway.
Description
Spantax flight 815 departed Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain on a service to Tenerife and Sevilla. On approach to Tenerife the left-hand main landing gear failed to extend. The captain decided to return to Las Palmas after emergency extension of the undercarriage failed. A landing was made on a foam-covered runway.
Source of Information
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Left-hand main landing gear failure during approach.Left-hand main landing gear failure during approach.Share on:
