Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 September 2002
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102
Owner/operator: Asian Spirit
Registration Number: RP-C2788
Location: Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49
Component Affected: Right main gearRight main gear
Category: Accident
Asian Spirit flight 897 experienced a significant incident during its final flight from Manila to Caticlan. The right main gear failed to deploy during approach, prompting the crew to abandon the flight and return to Manila for an emergency landing. The aircraft circled for approximately 35 minutes over Las Pi¤as, then landed on Manila’s international runway 24 with the right gear retracted. The plane swerved off the runway.Asian Spirit flight 897 experienced a significant incident during its final flight from Manila to Caticlan. The right main gear failed to deploy during approach, prompting the crew to abandon the flight and return to Manila for an emergency landing. The aircraft circled for approximately 35 minutes over Las Pi¤as, then landed on Manila’s international runway 24 with the right gear retracted. The plane swerved off the runway.
Description
Asian Spirit flight 897 was the last flight of the day to Caticlan and departed the Manila domestic airport for at 15:36 for a one hour flight. On approach to Caticlan the right main gear failed to deploy. The approach was abandoned and the crew decided to return to Manila for an emergency landing. The plane circled for about 35 minutes over Las Pi¤as to burn off fuel. The crew then carried out an emergency landing with the right gear retracted on Manila’s international airport runway 24. After touchdown the aircraft swerved off the runway onto a grassy area.
Primary Cause
Right main gear failure during approach.Right main gear failure during approach.Share on:
