Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 July 1990
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Air UK
Registration Number: G-BCDO
Location: Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Right Main Landing GearRight Main Landing Gear
Category: Accident
A flight, UK872, experienced a critical failure during approach to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. The right main landing gear failed to lock down, leading to a holding pattern and a forced landing on runway 09/27. The aircraft subsequently folded back on itself, resulting in the loss of the right main gear.A flight, UK872, experienced a critical failure during approach to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. The right main landing gear failed to lock down, leading to a holding pattern and a forced landing on runway 09/27. The aircraft subsequently folded back on itself, resulting in the loss of the right main gear.
Description
Flight UK872 departed London-Stansted Airport (STN), U.K. at 17:20 hours on a flight to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS), the Netherlands. During the approach to Schiphol the right hand main landing gear failed to lock down. The flight entered a holding pattern to burn fuel. A forced landing was made on runway 09/27. Shortly after touchdown the right hand main gear folded back. The aircraft was ferried to Norwich were it withdrawn from use and scrapped there Nov. 1991.
Primary Cause
Gear failure during approach and holding pattern.Gear failure during approach and holding pattern.Share on:
