Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 December 1968
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Royal Norwegian Air Force – RNoAF
Registration Number: 12695/BW-E
Location: R?ros Airport (RRS) –
ÿ Norway
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Left main gearLeft main gear
Category: Accident
A Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar transport plane, coded BW-E, experienced a ground impact during landing at R?ros Airport (RRS), Norway. The left main gear struck the ground some 13 meters short of the runway, resulting in gear collapse and subsequent slide off the runway.A Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar transport plane, coded BW-E, experienced a ground impact during landing at R?ros Airport (RRS), Norway. The left main gear struck the ground some 13 meters short of the runway, resulting in gear collapse and subsequent slide off the runway.
Description
The Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar transport plane, coded BW-E, came in too low while landing at R?ros Airport (RRS), Norway. The left hand main gear struck the ground some 13 m short of the runway. The gear collapsed and the airplane the slid off the side of the runway.
Source of Information
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