Narrative:
The right main gear wouldn't lock up following takeoff from Mombasa. The aircraft, carrying 20 tonnes of cement, diverted to Nairobi. The right main gear collapsed on landing.
Runway mishap
accident date: 06-07-1978
type: Canadair CL-44D4-6
registration: G-BCWJ
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1978 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-44D4-6 |
| Operator: | Tradewinds Airways |
| Registration: | G-BCWJ |
| MSN: | 28 |
| First flight: | 1962-07-11 (16 years) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Tyne 515 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) ( Kenya)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO), Kenya |
| Kigali Airport (KGL/HRYR), Rwanda |
The right main gear wouldn't lock up following takeoff from Mombasa. The aircraft, carrying 20 tonnes of cement, diverted to Nairobi. The right main gear collapsed on landing.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» Flight International 15 July 1978 (184)Photos
accident date: 06-07-1978
type: Canadair CL-44D4-6
registration: G-BCWJ
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 Mombasa-Moi International Airport to Kigali Airport as the crow flies is 1070 km (669 miles).
Distance from Mombasa-Moi International Airport to Kigali Airport as the crow flies is 1070 km (669 miles).
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