Narrative:
A DHC-8-400 operated by SpiceJet sustained damage in a landing accident at Jabalpur Airport (JLR), India.
The aircraft took-off from Mumbai for Jabalpur at around 12:00 UTC. The enroute part of the flight was uneventful. ATC Jabalpur cleared the aircraft for landing on runway 06. The aircraft landed on runway 06 and a few seconds after touch down at around 13:52 UTC the aircraft hit wild boars on the runway. One of the wild boars impacted the left hand main landing gear, causing it to collapse. The aircraft started drifting towards left of the runway. Thereafter the aircraft exited the runway on the left side and entered into soft ground. All the passengers were evacuated safely from the right hand side. There was no injury to any
of the occupants and there was no fire.
Probable cause of the accident: "The aircraft during its landing roll had a wild life (Wild Boars) strike on the runway, resulting in collapse of left main landing gear and subsequently the aircraft veered to the left of the runway.
Contributory factor:
The presence of wild life in the operational area and the runway was due to several breaches in the boundary wall."
Landing gear collapse
Runway excursion (veer-off)
accident date: 04-12-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8
registration: VT-SUC
accident date: 04-12-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8
registration: VT-SUC
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 4 December 2015 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Operator: | SpiceJet |
| Registration: | VT-SUC |
| MSN: | 4377 |
| First flight: | 2011-07-13 (4 years 5 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11928 |
| Cycles: | 11214 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Jabalpur Airport (JLR) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
| Jabalpur Airport (JLR/VAJB), India | |
| Flightnumber: | SG2458 |
A DHC-8-400 operated by SpiceJet sustained damage in a landing accident at Jabalpur Airport (JLR), India.
The aircraft took-off from Mumbai for Jabalpur at around 12:00 UTC. The enroute part of the flight was uneventful. ATC Jabalpur cleared the aircraft for landing on runway 06. The aircraft landed on runway 06 and a few seconds after touch down at around 13:52 UTC the aircraft hit wild boars on the runway. One of the wild boars impacted the left hand main landing gear, causing it to collapse. The aircraft started drifting towards left of the runway. Thereafter the aircraft exited the runway on the left side and entered into soft ground. All the passengers were evacuated safely from the right hand side. There was no injury to any
of the occupants and there was no fire.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause of the accident: "The aircraft during its landing roll had a wild life (Wild Boars) strike on the runway, resulting in collapse of left main landing gear and subsequently the aircraft veered to the left of the runway.
Contributory factor:
The presence of wild life in the operational area and the runway was due to several breaches in the boundary wall."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Collision with person or animal on the ground Landing gear collapse
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Follow-up / safety actions
AAIB India issued 1 Safety Recommendation
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accident date: 04-12-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8
registration: VT-SUC
accident date: 04-12-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8
registration: VT-SUC
Video, social media
Some more pics coming from a friend of @flyspicejet plane veering off runway. Passengers evacuating. @AviationSafety pic.twitter.com/E4ahpvgxkD
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) 4 december 2015SpiceJet Q-400, VT-SUC, operating SpiceJet flight SG 2458, Mumbai to Jabalpur upon landing hit a herd of wild boars that...
Posted by FlySpiceJet on Friday, 4 December 2015
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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 Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport to Jabalpur Airport as the crow flies is 868 km (542 miles).
Distance from Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport to Jabalpur Airport as the crow flies is 868 km (542 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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