Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 March 1970
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-AAY
Location: Asmara International Airport (ASM) –
ÿ Eritrea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft Nose Gear and Main GearAircraft Nose Gear and Main Gear
Category: Accident
A DC-6 aircraft overran a runway after landing, resulting in the loss of both its nose and main gear, leading to a fire. The pilot, Captain Mekuria Belete, was demoted and lost seniority due to alleged improper landing procedures.A DC-6 aircraft overran a runway after landing, resulting in the loss of both its nose and main gear, leading to a fire. The pilot, Captain Mekuria Belete, was demoted and lost seniority due to alleged improper landing procedures.
Description
Both nose- and main gear were torn off when the DC-6 overran the runway after landing. The aircraft caught fire. Reportedly the reversers did not operate on landing. Capt. Mekuria Belete, the father of Yonas Mekuria, the co-pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 that ditched off the coast of the Comoros in 1996, was reportedly demoted and lost 2 years of his seniority.
Primary Cause
Landing procedure failure leading to an uncontrolled runway overrun.Landing procedure failure leading to an uncontrolled runway overrun.Share on:
