Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 June 2006
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A
Owner/operator: Great Idea Corporation
Registration Number: N125GK
Location: Barcelona-Gen J A Anzoategui Airport (BLA) –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Main landing gearsMain landing gears
Category: Accident
A flight from Caracas (CCS) to Barcelona (BLA) experienced a catastrophic landing following a touchdown. Two main landing gears collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide down the runway with the nose gear extended. The airplane stopped centerline, and the crew and passengers manually deployed the landing gear. A post-impact fire consumed the aft portion of the cabin, resulting in empennage.A flight from Caracas (CCS) to Barcelona (BLA) experienced a catastrophic landing following a touchdown. Two main landing gears collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide down the runway with the nose gear extended. The airplane stopped centerline, and the crew and passengers manually deployed the landing gear. A post-impact fire consumed the aft portion of the cabin, resulting in empennage.
Description
After a flight from Caracas (CCS), the jet was cleared to land on runway 15 at Barcelona (BLA). Approximately 100 meters after a normal touchdown the two main landing gears collapsed and the airplane slid down the runway with the nose landing gear extended. The airplane came to a stop on the centerline of the runway and the crew and passengers deplaned the airplane unassisted. A post-impact fire consumed the aft portion of the cabin and empennage.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure of the landing gear system.Mechanical failure of the landing gear system.Share on:
