ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209909
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 April 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 690B |
| Owner/operator: | Talofa Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | 5W-JMJ |
| MSN: | 11411 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Faleolo International Airport (APW/NSFA), Upolu -
 Samoa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Apia-Fagali'i Airport (FGI/NSFI) |
| Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft had taken off from Faleolo on a scheduled service to Pago Pago, when smoke was noticed coming from from one of the engines. The aircraft returned to Faleolo and landed safely. There were no injuries to anyone on board. It is thought that the brakes overheated and burned.
Following this incident, Samoa's Civil Aviation Authority suspended services until an expert from NZ arrived to investigate the incident.
A Talofa Airways Ltd Aero Commander aircraft damaged its front and back wheels after landing at American Samoa's Pago Pago International Airport on Friday 12 January 2018. It's suspected that there was a fault with the plane's hydraulics. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=204274
Sources:
1. https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/356019/engine-trouble-led-to-talofa-airways-suspension
2. https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/355983/talofa-airways-flights-suspended
3. samoanews.com - 24 April 2018, 27 April 2018.
4. www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/41323-5w-jmj-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2018 12:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Apr-2018 15:08 | penu | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2018 20:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2020 01:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
| 16-Jul-2020 02:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2021 00:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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