Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 October 2000
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-8-55F
Owner/operator: African International Airways
Registration Number: 3D-ADV
Location: Mwanza Airport –
ÿ Tanzania
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Main landing gear bogie beam, casting around the pivot pin, and inner landing gear strut.Main landing gear bogie beam, casting around the pivot pin, and inner landing gear strut.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden stop during a 180-degree turn at runway 30, resulting in significant damage to the landing gear. A crew member deployed a rope to investigate and discovered damage to the main landing gear bogie beam, casting around the pivot pin, and inner landing gear strut.An aircraft experienced a sudden stop during a 180-degree turn at runway 30, resulting in significant damage to the landing gear. A crew member deployed a rope to investigate and discovered damage to the main landing gear bogie beam, casting around the pivot pin, and inner landing gear strut.
Description
The aircraft was cleared to enter and backtrack runway 30 and call ready for take-off The commander said that whilst conducting a 180 deg turn at the beginning of runway 30, the crew heard a loud bang and aircraft was stopped immediately. The flight engineer was dispatched down using the escape rope from the main door to investigate. He reported damage to the right main landing gear bogie beam, extensive damage to the casting around the pivot pin and inner landing gear strut. The aircraft was subsequently shut down on that spot and the freight was off-loaded.
Primary Cause
Sudden stop during a 180-degree turn at runway 30.Sudden stop during a 180-degree turn at runway 30.Share on:
