Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 26 July 1995
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
Owner/operator: ADC Airlines
Registration Number: 5N-BBA
Location: Monrovia-Sprigg Payne Airport (MLW) –
ÿ Liberia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 91
Component Affected: Undercarriage of the DC-9 aircraft.Undercarriage of the DC-9 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A DC-9 aircraft, departing from Lagos and Accra, experienced a near-miss landing in Monrovia due to a dangerously low approach by the aircraft’s commander. The approach resulted in the undercarriage collapsing, causing the aircraft to come to rest on the runway, 1600 feet from touchdown. This was a significant landing deviation.A DC-9 aircraft, departing from Lagos and Accra, experienced a near-miss landing in Monrovia due to a dangerously low approach by the aircraft’s commander. The approach resulted in the undercarriage collapsing, causing the aircraft to come to rest on the runway, 1600 feet from touchdown. This was a significant landing deviation.
Description
After a flight from Lagos and Accra, the aircraft approached Monrovia in rain. The DC-9 touched down short of the runway, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft came to rest on the runway, 1600 feet from touchdown. CAUSE: A rather flat and dangerously low approach flown by the commander of the aircraft thereby causing the main landing gear to hit the elevated threshold of the substandard runway.
Primary Cause
A rather flat and dangerously low approach flown by the commander of the aircraft.A rather flat and dangerously low approach flown by the commander of the aircraft.Share on:
