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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C90A King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-DRS |
| MSN: | LJ-1227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| unknown | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot made two attempts to retract the undercarriage after take-off and on both occasions the landing gear did not go up. The aircraft returned to land.,
Sources:
Media reports, social media, Engineering staff social media
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 November 2007 | P2-DRS | Tropicair | Fishermans Island, off Port Moresby | |
non | |
| 25 May 2017 | P2-DRS | Tropicair | East of Port Moresby | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2019 08:03 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 01-Jun-2023 14:32 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 27-Jun-2023 06:36 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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