ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300B4-203 (F) TC-ACB Bagram Air Base (BPM)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 1 March 2010
Time:12:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic A30B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Airbus A300B4-203 (F)
Operator:ACT Airlines
Registration: TC-ACB
MSN: 121
First flight: 1980-11-24 (29 years 3 months)
Total airframe hrs:46516
Cycles:25300
Engines: 2 General Electric CF6-50C2
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Bagram Air Base (BPM) (   Afghanistan)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI), Bahrain
Destination airport:Bagram Air Base (OAI/OAIX), Afghanistan
Narrative:
An Airbus A300B4 cargo plane, suffered a landing gear collapse during landing at Bagram Air Base (BPM), Afghanistan.
On final approach, when the landing gear was extended, the crew heard an abnormal noise and felt vibrations. They noticed that only two of the three green gear lock indicator lights were on. The unlit light was the left main gear lock indication. Five seconds later, the green hydraulic system pressure and level read zero. The crew declared an emergency and made their approach at minimum speed. During braking, the left main gear collapsed backwards. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway and came to rest on a strip of land 2000 meters past the runway threshold. The five crew members evacuated the aircraft without any problems.

Probable Cause:

Causes of the accident:
Fatigue cracking led to the failure of the left main gear hinge arm. This cracking was most probably initiated by a corrosion pit, which appeared and/or was not detected during the last general overhaul.
The origin of this corrosion pitting could not be clearly identified. However, the investigation revealed certain deficiencies in the maintenance tasks carried out during the general overhaul of the gear.
The implementation of incomplete and inadequate work cards and tracking sheets in the workshop may have contributed to the accident.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: BEA France
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 years and 6 months
Accident number: tc-b100301
Download report: Final report

Classification:

Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Pprune
» OIAX Notam


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accident date: 01-03-2010
type: Airbus A300B4-203F
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accident date: 01-03-2010
type: Airbus A300B4-203F
registration: TC-ACB
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accident date: 01-03-2010
type: Airbus A300B4-203F
registration: TC-ACB
photo of Airbus-A300B4-203F-TC-ACB
accident date: 01-03-2010
type: Airbus A300B4-203F
registration: TC-ACB
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bahrain International Airport to Bagram Air Base as the crow flies is 2010 km (1256 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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