ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65218
Last updated: 8 September 2019
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | 05-JUN-2007 |
| Time: | 15:17 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbo Otter |
| Owner/operator: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Registration: | 4R-ARB |
| C/n / msn: | 393 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Konduwatuwana |
| Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) |
SriLankan Airlines flight UL 5302, a DHC-3 float plane, landed on Runway 22 at Colombo Airport, Ratmalana.
The aircraft operated as a charter passenger flight, departing Konduwatuwana tank in Ampara for Colombo Airport, Ratmalana. It was a single crew operation and the pilot landed after being satisfied with the technical performance of the aircraft, but with no landing gears down. The pilot later realized the situation and has taken necessary action to minimise the damage occurred.
The pilot was in the situation of chronic fatigue due to aircraft operator's decision to cease the operation thereby him loosing employment.
Sources:
http://www.caa.lk/pdf/accident_reports/4R-SER_02nd_dec_2006.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2009 11:12 | harro | Added |
| 20-Jul-2011 13:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description