Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 December 1976
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-AEJ
Location: Oborso –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: The right main gear.The right main gear.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced a catastrophic right main gear collapse during landing roll on runway 09. The crew immediately retracted the gear and continued on its belly until colliding with an anthill.A DC-3 aircraft experienced a catastrophic right main gear collapse during landing roll on runway 09. The crew immediately retracted the gear and continued on its belly until colliding with an anthill.
Description
Right main gear collapse during landing roll on runway 09. The crew retracted the gear and the DC-3 continued on its belly until colliding with an anthill.
Primary Cause
Gear collapse during landing roll is the most likely primary cause.Gear collapse during landing roll is the most likely primary cause.Share on:
