Narrative:
The left gear warning light remained on after takeoff from Quito. A gear-up landing was carried out on Taura AFB.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The bolts on the front gear doors were stuck because of a stuck support rod.
Forced landing on runway
accident date: 04-09-1989
type: Lockheed L-188C Electra
registration: HC-AZJ
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Monday 4 September 1989 |
| Time: | 16:54 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188C Electra |
| Operator: | TAME Ecuador |
| Registration: | HC-AZJ |
| MSN: | 2004 |
| First flight: | 1959-10-03 (29 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Allison 501-D13 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 99 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Taura AFB ( Ecuador)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Tulcán Airport (TUA/SETU), Ecuador |
The left gear warning light remained on after takeoff from Quito. A gear-up landing was carried out on Taura AFB.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The bolts on the front gear doors were stuck because of a stuck support rod.
Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing on runway
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/89 (#41)Photos
accident date: 04-09-1989
type: Lockheed L-188C Electra
registration: HC-AZJ
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 Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Tulcán Airport as the crow flies is 136 km (85 miles).
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Tulcán Airport as the crow flies is 136 km (85 miles).
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