Narrative:
The right main gear jammed in transit during the gear retraction following take off from Philadelphia. The crew elected to divert to Dobbins AFB. A belly landing was made on a foamed runway 29. The aircraft veered off the runway at 4200 feet past the runway threshold and a fire erupted in the right main gear area, but was quickly put out. The aircraft came to rest 70 feet from the right side of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Door,landing gear..clearance
Door,landing gear..exceeded
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly..jammed
Landing gear,main gear..movement restricted"
Runway excursion
» Location of Commercial Aircraft Accidents/Incidents Relative to Runways / FAA, Office of Safety Oversight (DOT/FAA/AOV 90-1)
» NTSB id. ATL85MA083
accident date: 29-01-1985
type: Lockheed L-188CF Electra
registration: N854U
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 29 January 1985 |
| Time: | 09:36 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188CF Electra |
| Operator: | Galaxy Airlines |
| Registration: | N854U |
| MSN: | 2009 |
| First flight: | 1959-12-05 (25 years 2 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 47765 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison 501-D13A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Marietta-Dobbins AFB, GA (MGE) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL), United States of America |
| Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT), United States of America |
The right main gear jammed in transit during the gear retraction following take off from Philadelphia. The crew elected to divert to Dobbins AFB. A belly landing was made on a foamed runway 29. The aircraft veered off the runway at 4200 feet past the runway threshold and a fire erupted in the right main gear area, but was quickly put out. The aircraft came to rest 70 feet from the right side of the runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Door,landing gear..clearance
Door,landing gear..exceeded
Landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly..jammed
Landing gear,main gear..movement restricted"
Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/88 (#27)» Location of Commercial Aircraft Accidents/Incidents Relative to Runways / FAA, Office of Safety Oversight (DOT/FAA/AOV 90-1)
» NTSB id. ATL85MA083
Photos
accident date: 29-01-1985
type: Lockheed L-188CF Electra
registration: N854U
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Philadelphia International Airport, PA to Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC as the crow flies is 717 km (448 miles).
Distance from Philadelphia International Airport, PA to Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC as the crow flies is 717 km (448 miles).
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