Narrative:
The aircraft's nose gear collapsed during the landing roll. The airplane had reportedly touched down hard on the nose gear.
D2-ECQ was further damaged at Benguela Airport on 28 December 2000 when it was sprayed with small arms fire by a small force of armed men when parked in a hangar under repairs.
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1999 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II |
| Operator: | SAL - Sociedade de Aviaçao Ligeira |
| Registration: | D2-ECQ |
| MSN: | F406-0019 |
| First flight: | 1987 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport (BUG) ( Angola)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
| Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport (BUG/FNBG), Angola |
The aircraft's nose gear collapsed during the landing roll. The airplane had reportedly touched down hard on the nose gear.
D2-ECQ was further damaged at Benguela Airport on 28 December 2000 when it was sprayed with small arms fire by a small force of armed men when parked in a hangar under repairs.
Classification:
Heavy landingLanding gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Air International July 2001, p14Photos
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 Luanda Airport to Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport as the crow flies is 416 km (260 miles).
Distance from Luanda Airport to Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport as the crow flies is 416 km (260 miles).
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