Incident Rockwell Aero Commander 690B 5W-TAL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204274
 
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Date:Friday 12 January 2018
Time:08:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC90 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rockwell Aero Commander 690B
Owner/operator:Talofa Airways Ltd
Registration: 5W-TAL
MSN: 11526
Year of manufacture:1979
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Pago Pago Airport, Tutuila -   American Samoa
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Apia-Fagali'i Airport (FGI/NSFI)
Destination airport:Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The undercarriage of a Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander partly collapsed as the aircraft taxied after landing at Pago Pago International Airport. There were no personal injuries.

Sources:

https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/348011/plane-damages-wheels-in-american-samoa-landing
http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/more-details-response-talofa-airways-landing-incident

http://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/41323-5w-jmj-1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talofa_Airways#/media/File%3ATalofa_Airways_5W-JMJ%2C_Sep_2016.jpg
http://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/41322-5w-tal-1 (registration source), (c/n source)
http://aviation2292.rssing.com/browser.php?indx=51287653&item=459

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2018 08:21 gerard57 Added
13-Jan-2018 08:27 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative]
13-Jan-2018 12:55 Iceman 29 Updated [Embed code, Damage]
13-Jan-2018 22:44 Geno Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
16-Jul-2020 01:10 Ron Averes Updated [Registration, Source]
16-Jul-2020 01:12 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Source]
17-Jul-2020 22:02 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
26-Nov-2021 00:20 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
27-May-2023 05:34 Ron Averes Updated [[Location]]

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