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| Date: | Friday 12 January 2018 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 690B |
| Owner/operator: | Talofa Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | 5W-TAL |
| MSN: | 11526 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pago Pago Airport, Tutuila -
 American Samoa
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Apia-Fagali'i Airport (FGI/NSFI) |
| Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The undercarriage of a Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander partly collapsed as the aircraft taxied after landing at Pago Pago International Airport. There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/348011/plane-damages-wheels-in-american-samoa-landing
http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/more-details-response-talofa-airways-landing-incident
http://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/41323-5w-jmj-1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talofa_Airways#/media/File%3ATalofa_Airways_5W-JMJ%2C_Sep_2016.jpg
http://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/41322-5w-tal-1 (registration source), (c/n source)
http://aviation2292.rssing.com/browser.php?indx=51287653&item=459
Media:
Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander plane damages wheels in American Samoa landing https://t.co/XL5TfNQiUb pic.twitter.com/cBgvrSYYxh
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 janvier 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 08:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2018 12:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 13-Jan-2018 22:44 | Geno | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 01:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 01:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 17-Jul-2020 22:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Nov-2021 00:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-May-2023 05:34 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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