Narrative:A Boeing 737-300F freighter experienced a collapse of the right main landing gear after landing at the Honiara International Airport (HIR/AGGH), Solomon Islands.
The airplane sustained apparent substantial damage and no injuries have been reported to the three crew onboard.
Following touchdown, the aircraft rolled out for approximately 1200 m at which point the right hand main landing gear (MLG) gave way and the aircraft collapsed onto its right hand engine, continuing to travel approximately 400 m along the runway, before coming to a stop.
Pacific Express uses aircraft which are in the Toll Aviation livery, owned and flown by Airwork, NZ.
Probable Cause:
An investigation has determined that the cause of the MLG failure and resultant accident was the inappropriate rework (ie, machining and re-threading) of the tee-bolt fitting and the associated installation of a reduced size nut and washer, at the last overhaul in 2004.
Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
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CAA NZ Accident Brief, Occurrence # 14/271
METAR Weather report:
00:00 UTC / 11:00 local time:
AGGH 260000Z 27008KT 9999 FEW019 BKN030 OVC300 30/25 Q1004Wind 270 degrees at 8 knots; Visibility: 10+ km; few clouds at 1900 feet and broken clouds at 3000 feet; overcast cloud deck at 30000 feet; Temperature: 30°C, Dew point: 25°C; Pressure : 1004 mb.
00:45 UTC / 11:45 local time:
AGGH 260045Z 29014KT 2000M SH SCT019 OVC030 26/26 Q100401:00 UTC / 12:00 local time:
AGGH 260100Z 29010KT 8000M -SH SCT019 OVC040 27/26 Q1004
Photos
accident date:
26-01-2014type: Boeing 737-3B7 (SF)
registration: ZK-TLC
Video, social media
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 Brisbane International Airport, QLD to Honiara-Henderson International Airport as the crow flies is 2118 km (1324 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.