Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 March 1956
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-LKF
Location: Lisbon –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Elevator systemElevator system
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a hydraulic leak, resulting in a hard landing due to elevator malfunctions. The aircraft lost a tip tank and sustained damage to the fuselage.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a hydraulic leak, resulting in a hard landing due to elevator malfunctions. The aircraft lost a tip tank and sustained damage to the fuselage.
Description
Returned to Lisbon after a hydraulic leak, made a hard landing due to elevator problems, losing a tip tank and damaging the fuselage.
Source of Information
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107, https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1956.htmhttps://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107, https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1956.htmPrimary Cause
Hydraulic system failure leading to elevator instability and subsequent hard landing.Hydraulic system failure leading to elevator instability and subsequent hard landing.Share on:
