Air Greenland Dash 8 gear collapse
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Air Greenland Dash 8 gear collapse
A Dash 8 from Air Greenland had a gear collapse on landing in Jakobshavn/Ilulissat BGJN.
Of the 3 crew and 12 pax there was no fatalities, 4 persons taken to the hospital for treatment.
Wind was pretty strong according to the local newspaper Sermitsiaq.AG Nyheder | Vi er i daglig kontakt med de fleste i Grønland
Of the 3 crew and 12 pax there was no fatalities, 4 persons taken to the hospital for treatment.
Wind was pretty strong according to the local newspaper Sermitsiaq.AG Nyheder | Vi er i daglig kontakt med de fleste i Grønland
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Ohoh, there's parts on the side of the Runway... and ice.
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From the photo it looks to me like they were extremely lucky to leave the runway on a narrow shallow slope in a cliff-like embankment. If they had left from the steeper areas either it could have been much worse. Hope the injuries are not serious.
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The windsock tells a story
Local rule of thumb at most airports was 25 knots max, then divert.
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I'm surprised that it ended up going off of the left hand side of the runway with a cross-wind from the right. In most aeroplanes the weather-cocking effect of the tail and aft-fuselage ought have promoted a swing to the right as the rudder (full left in this case to keep straight) loses effectiveness as you slow down.......
Was there a collapse of the left MLG as a result of a heavy touch down to compound the pilots' difficulties?
Just my 2c's. It will be a difficult one to retrieve and dispose of with minimal damage to the environment. Sure to be beyond economic repair with a crumpled wing and a mighty crease in the fuselage forward of the wings IMHO.
Was there a collapse of the left MLG as a result of a heavy touch down to compound the pilots' difficulties?
Just my 2c's. It will be a difficult one to retrieve and dispose of with minimal damage to the environment. Sure to be beyond economic repair with a crumpled wing and a mighty crease in the fuselage forward of the wings IMHO.
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Left main gear has collapsed. Question is did the gear collapse and then control was lost, or was control lost and then the left main collapsed going down the rocks. Looking at the skid marks on the runway is quite puzzling.
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Was there a collapse of the left MLG as a result of a heavy touch down to compound the pilots' difficulties?
Once the port main gear collapsed, the dragging wing tip took it off the left side of the runway.
Did the side load limits get exceeded on this flight, or was there cumulative damage from prior events that did not result in collapse?
It is a rather challenging flight environment after all.
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Dash-8 400 has a different type of landing gear.
The three SAS incidents was with the 400 which has a different type of landing gear then the landing gear on the 100/200/300.
But 2 years ago there was a Dash-8 from Iceland, that had a gear collapse in Greenland under similar conditions.
Might be that the Dash-8 is not as suitable under these conditions as the Dash-7 that Air Greenland used to operate.
But 2 years ago there was a Dash-8 from Iceland, that had a gear collapse in Greenland under similar conditions.
Might be that the Dash-8 is not as suitable under these conditions as the Dash-7 that Air Greenland used to operate.
I'm surprised that it ended up going off of the left hand side of the runway with a cross-wind from the right. In most aeroplanes the weather-cocking effect of the tail and aft-fuselage ought have promoted a swing to the right as the rudder (full left in this case to keep straight) loses effectiveness as you slow down.......
Air Iceland had a similar crash in Nuuk in 2011 Unstable approach preceded Dash 8's hard landing - 8/23/2013 - Flight Global
Sure to be beyond economic repair with a crumpled wing and a mighty crease in the fuselage forward of the wings IMHO.
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Sure to be beyond economic repair with a crumpled wing and a mighty crease in the fuselage forward of the wings IMHO
Edit, Nope, It is wrinkled big time.
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What sort of speed could they have been at when they departed the level bit? The damage almost looks as if it had just tipped over the edge and slid down rather than being projected off the level.