Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 April 1963
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-7C
Owner/operator: Panair do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-PDM
Location: Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o International Airport, RJ (GIG) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
During takeoff run, the nose gear collapsed, resulting in a fire and damage to fuel tanks. The DC-7 slid along the runway, with the two and three engines being torn off. A probable cause is premature retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff run.During takeoff run, the nose gear collapsed, resulting in a fire and damage to fuel tanks. The DC-7 slid along the runway, with the two and three engines being torn off. A probable cause is premature retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff run.
Description
During the takeoff run, shortly after V1, the nose gear collapsed. The DC-7 slid along the runway. The no. 2 and 3 engines were torn off, damaging the fuel tanks, causing a fire. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Premature retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff run.”
Primary Cause
Premature retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff run.Premature retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff run.Share on:
