ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333974
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | N90941 |
| MSN: | 15957/20 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) |
The Boeing Startocruiser, "Clipper Australia", was on finals for Tokyo when the gear was extended, showing three greens. When power was reduced prior to touchdown, the gear unsafe warning horn sounded and a red gear unsafe warning light illuminated. The captain first called for a go-around, but noticed that the airspeed was too low. The gear was retracted quickly and a belly landing was carried out.
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photo (c) via Greg Smith; Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND); 1959
photo (c) Bill Larkins; San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) (CC:by-sa)
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