Incident Overview

Date: Friday 13 September 1991
Aircraft Type: HAL/Dornier 228-101
Owner/operator: United Breweries
Registration Number: VT-EPV
Location: Chennai (Madras) Airport (MAA) – ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Landing gearsLanding gears
Category: Accident
A Dornier 228 aircraft landed gear-up at a significant distance from the runway in Madras, resulting in a controlled slide and subsequent stop. The incident was attributed to negligent flying by the commander, who failed to extend landing gears and verify procedures, leading to the accident.A Dornier 228 aircraft landed gear-up at a significant distance from the runway in Madras, resulting in a controlled slide and subsequent stop. The incident was attributed to negligent flying by the commander, who failed to extend landing gears and verify procedures, leading to the accident.

Description

Flight UB201 took-off from Bangalore at 06:45 IST. The flight from Bangalore to Madras was uneventful and the aircraft was cleared to land by Madras Control Tower at 07:28. The Dornier 228 landed gear-up at a distance of 2140 feet from the beginning of runway 07. The aircraft slid for approximately 1500 feet before coming to rest on the runway slightly to the right side of the centre line. The port wing tip and the port engine propeller blades had touched the runway just before it came to stop. The occupants evacuated using the rear passenger door. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident occurred due to aircraft landing without extension of landing gears on account of negligent flying by the commander disregarding the laid down operating procedures. Failure of the co-pilot to bring to notice of the commander the deviations from the procedures and to verify and cross check that gears were down was the contributory factor to the accident”.

Primary Cause

Negligent flying by the commander, failure to extend landing gears, and disregard for established operating procedures.Negligent flying by the commander, failure to extend landing gears, and disregard for established operating procedures.

Share on:

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *