Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 29 March 1975
Aircraft Type: Fairchild F-27
Owner/operator: Air Manila International
Registration Number: RP-C874
Location: Baguio-Loakan Airport (BAG) –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Lower lug of an oleo strutLower lug of an oleo strut
Category: Accident
A right main landing gear collapsed during landing, resulting in a swerve off the runway. A corrosion issue within the lower lug of an oleo strut caused the failure.A right main landing gear collapsed during landing, resulting in a swerve off the runway. A corrosion issue within the lower lug of an oleo strut caused the failure.
Description
The right main landing gear collapsed after landing, causing the plane to swerve off the runway. Cause of the landing gear failure was the fact that the corroded lower lug of the oleo strut broke.
Primary Cause
Corroded lower lug of an oleo strutCorroded lower lug of an oleo strutShare on:
