ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203056
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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 2017 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed KC-130H Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Argentina Air Force |
| Registration: | TC-69 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Rio Gallegos -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | SAWG |
| SAWB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, registration TC-69, intended to reach Marambio Base (located in Antarctica) but it couldn´t due to adverse weather conditions and had to return to Río Gallegos. At landing he had a failure in the engine reversors, so crew executed the right procedures for this: maximum braking and engine stop. Overheating in brakes occur and flight tower was notified to activate the security system.
Sources:
https://www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/argentina/Un-Hercules-de-la-Fuerza-Aerea-tuvo-una-falla-al-aterrizar-en-Rio-Gallegos-20171202-0079.html
https://interesestrategicoarg.com/2017/12/03/sobre-el-incidente-del-kc-130h-hercules-tc-69-en-rio-gallegos/
Images:
Río Gallegos, 03 de diciembre de 2017-12-03 – Por Marcelo R. Cimino©
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 19:06 | nupa | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 19:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
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