ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195020
Last updated: 30 November 2020
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| Date: | 22-NOV-2000 |
| Time: | 11:02 LT |
| Type: |  Saab 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Lithuanian Airlines |
| Registration: | LY-SB* |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Vilnius Airport (VNO/EYVI) -
 Lithuania
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | EYVI |
| UUEE |
A Lithuanian Airlines Saab 2000 performing flight TE220 from Vilnius (Lithuania) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), was on approach to Moscow when the crew received nose gear unsafe indication. The decision was made to return back to Vilnius for an emergency landing. The aircraft performed a low approach in order to get the nose gear inspected, the emergency services reported the gear appeared to be down. The aircraft landed safely approximately 3 hours after departure. It was determined that the cause of the incident was a failure of a nose gear micro-switch.
Sources:
https://m.delfi.lt/aktualijos/article.php?id=122529
https://web.archive.org/web/20001204165800/http://www.lal.lt:80/lekt_e.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20011106041228/http://www.lal.lt:80/Tvark/mow.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2017 13:19 | kukanotas | Added |
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