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| Date: | Thursday 31 January 2019 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: | Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy |
| Owner/operator: | 349th Air Mobility Wg USAF |
| Registration: | 85-0002 |
| MSN: | 500-0088 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Travis Air Force Base (KSUU), Fairfield, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, CO (COS/KCOS) |
| Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU) |
Landed with a retracted nose landing gear following an hydraulic issue. There were no injuries.
Sources:
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/super-galaxy-plane-lands-on-nose-at-travis-afb-after-gear-jams-1.567016
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/02/01/c-5-conducts-nose-gear-up-emergency-landing-at-travis/
https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/travis-air-force-base/no-injuries-as-c-5m-super-galaxy-lands-nose-gear-up-at-travis/
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7126365
Last similar occurrences:
2018: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=207862
2017: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=195620
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2019 07:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Feb-2019 09:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Feb-2019 11:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2019 15:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2019 04:45 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 07-Feb-2020 12:48 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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