Narrative:
While landing at Guwahati, the crew did not carry out the final landing checks, resulting in a late selection of the undercarriage. At that moment the tail skid contact the runway and the aircraft landed on the fuselage.
accident date: 13-07-1971
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
registration: VT-DOL
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 1971 |
| Time: | 10:38 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-DOL |
| MSN: | 10219 |
| First flight: | 1963-02-06 (8 years 5 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU) ( India)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU/VEGT), India |
While landing at Guwahati, the crew did not carry out the final landing checks, resulting in a late selection of the undercarriage. At that moment the tail skid contact the runway and the aircraft landed on the fuselage.
Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Civil aircraft accidents 1971 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASDPhotos
accident date: 13-07-1971
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
registration: VT-DOL
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