Narrative:
During landing on runway 19L at Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) the left main landing gear failed. A fire erupted which was quickly contained by airport fire services.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the left landing gear bogie pivot pin due to fatigue."
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1985 |
| Time: | 18:59 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73CF |
| Operating for: | Air-India |
| Leased from: | Evergreen International Airlines |
| Registration: | N816EV |
| MSN: | 45990/375 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 4 CFMI CFM56-2C1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
During landing on runway 19L at Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) the left main landing gear failed. A fire erupted which was quickly contained by airport fire services.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the left landing gear bogie pivot pin due to fatigue."
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» Accident summary for the year 1985 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIBPhotos
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 Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport as the crow flies is 2626 km (1641 miles).
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport as the crow flies is 2626 km (1641 miles).
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