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| Date: | Thursday 27 February 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-8-55CF |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-DCU |
| MSN: | 45859/253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tripoli -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tripoli (TIP) | |
| Investigating agency: | RvdL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The runway was slippery, it was blowing hard.
Just before landing, the aircraft was hit by a strong gust of wind which meant touchdown was a little further down the runway than planned.
After touchdown, some 400 metres past the runway threshold, all spoilers, brakes and thrust reversers were used to decelerate.
When the aircraft overran the runway, the nose wheel broke off.
Sources:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107
https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1975.htm#PH-DCU
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1988 | 5N-ARH | Arax Airlines | 4 | Cairo International Airport (CAI) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2024 17:23 | ASN | Added |
| 30-Aug-2024 18:39 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2024 17:16 | ASN | Updated [Cn, ] |
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