Incident Overview
Date: xx Oct 1980
Aircraft Type: Dornier Do 28D-1 Skyservant
Owner/operator: Hmet Exploration
Registration Number: F-BTCU
Location: Falea, Knyba, Kayes region –
ÿ Mali
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: WheelWheel
Category: Accident
An airplane crashed during a rainy season landing on a temporary airstrip, resulting in damage and subsequent destruction by a bush fire. The aircraft was subsequently cancelled from the French register on October 31, 1980.An airplane crashed during a rainy season landing on a temporary airstrip, resulting in damage and subsequent destruction by a bush fire. The aircraft was subsequently cancelled from the French register on October 31, 1980.
Description
Damaged whilst landing on a temporary airstrip during the rainy season, when one wheel passed over a hole. The airplane was abandoned and the wreckage was later destroyed by a bush fire. The airplane was cancelled from the French register on October 31, 1980. The accident must have happened prior to that date.
Source of Information
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-hemet.htmhttp://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-hemet.htmPrimary Cause
Landing on a temporary airstrip during heavy rain, resulting in damage to a wheel passing over a hole.Landing on a temporary airstrip during heavy rain, resulting in damage to a wheel passing over a hole.Share on:
