Détails:
The right main gear jammed in transit during the gear retraction following take off from Philadelphia. The crew elected to divert to Dobbins AFB. A belly landing was made on a foamed runway 29. The aircraft veered off the runway at 4200 feet past the runway threshold and a fire erupted in the right main gear area, but was quickly put out. The aircraft came to rest 70 feet from the right side of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Door,landing gear..clearance
Door,landing gear..exceeded
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly..jammed
Landing gear,main gear..movement restricted"
» Location of Commercial Aircraft Accidents/Incidents Relative to Runways / FAA, Office of Safety Oversight (DOT/FAA/AOV 90-1)
» NTSB id. ATL85MA083
accident date: 29-01-1985
type: Lockheed L-188CF Electra
registration: N854U
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mardi 29 janvier 1985 |
| Heure: | 09:36 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed L-188CF Electra |
| Compagnie: | Galaxy Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N854U |
| Numéro de série: | 2009 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1959-12-05 (25 years 2 months) |
| Heures de vol: | 47765 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Allison 501-D13A |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Marietta-Dobbins AFB, GA (MGE) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
|
| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The right main gear jammed in transit during the gear retraction following take off from Philadelphia. The crew elected to divert to Dobbins AFB. A belly landing was made on a foamed runway 29. The aircraft veered off the runway at 4200 feet past the runway threshold and a fire erupted in the right main gear area, but was quickly put out. The aircraft came to rest 70 feet from the right side of the runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Door,landing gear..clearance
Door,landing gear..exceeded
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly..jammed
Landing gear,main gear..movement restricted"
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/88 (#27)» Location of Commercial Aircraft Accidents/Incidents Relative to Runways / FAA, Office of Safety Oversight (DOT/FAA/AOV 90-1)
» NTSB id. ATL85MA083
Photos
accident date: 29-01-1985
type: Lockheed L-188CF Electra
registration: N854U
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Philadelphia International Airport, PA et Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC est de 717 km (448 miles).
La distance entre Philadelphia International Airport, PA et Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC est de 717 km (448 miles).
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