Narrative:
Gear up landing; the HS-748 slid to stop beside the runway, 1075 m from threshold.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The co-pilot, performing the landing, forgot to use checklist and thus to extend the gear.
Runway mishap
accident date: 28-04-1987
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-243 Srs. 2
registration: HS-THI
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 April 1987 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-243 Srs. 2 |
| Operator: | Thai Airways |
| Registration: | HS-THI |
| MSN: | 1708 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 533-2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) ( Thailand)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX/VTCC), Thailand |
| Chiang Rai Airport (CEI/VTCT), Thailand |
Gear up landing; the HS-748 slid to stop beside the runway, 1075 m from threshold.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The co-pilot, performing the landing, forgot to use checklist and thus to extend the gear.
Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/88 (#33)Photos
accident date: 28-04-1987
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-243 Srs. 2
registration: HS-THI
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 Chiang Mai International Airport to Chiang Rai Airport as the crow flies is 162 km (102 miles).
Distance from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chiang Rai Airport as the crow flies is 162 km (102 miles).
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