Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 January 1979
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Aeronautica Militare Italiana – AMI
Registration Number: MM52-6030
Location: Pisa-Arturo dell’Oro Air Base (PSA) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and landing gear.Aircraft structure and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A hard landing resulted in significant damage to the aircraft, necessitating a complete repair due to violent contact with the runway.A hard landing resulted in significant damage to the aircraft, necessitating a complete repair due to violent contact with the runway.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in a hard landing following a steep approach, resulting in violent contact with the runway.
Primary Cause
Steep approach and subsequent hard landing.Steep approach and subsequent hard landing.Share on:
