Narrative:
The Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar transport plane, coded BW-E, came in too low while landing at Røros Airport (RRS), Norway. The left hand main gear struck the ground some 13 m short of the runway. The gear collapsed and the airplane the slid off the side of the runway.
Runway excursion
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 6 December 1968 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | Royal Norwegian Air Force - RNoAF |
| Registration: | 12695/BW-E |
| MSN: | 10684 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Røros Airport (RRS) ( Norway)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Røros Airport (RRS/ENRO), Norway |
The Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar transport plane, coded BW-E, came in too low while landing at Røros Airport (RRS), Norway. The left hand main gear struck the ground some 13 m short of the runway. The gear collapsed and the airplane the slid off the side of the runway.
Classification:
UndershootRunway excursion
Sources:
» Fairchild C-82 and C-119 / Alwyn T. Lloyd, Aerofax, 2005» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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