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| Date: | Friday 1 September 2023 |
| Time: | 12:51 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200C Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-JAU |
| MSN: | BL-39 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24019 hours |
| Cycles: | 23214 flights |
| Engine model: | Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tari Airport (TIZ/AYTA) |
| Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
| Investigating agency: | PNG AIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Beechcraft B200C Super King Air suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM). There were no injuries.
The crew reported that they became aware of an unsafe landing gear condition in flight and, in coordination with ground services, attempted to rectify the issue but the issue persisted. They subsequently requested for Jacksons Emergency Services to standby for their landing.
The aircraft landed on runway 14R. The crew reported that immediately after landing, the nose landing gear collapsed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NOTAM, PNG Media, Eye witness report
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/p2-jau#31d61344
PNG AIC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 2014 | P2-JAU | Tropicair | 0 | Enroute between Tokua and Port Moresby | |
non |
| 21 June 2019 | P2-JAU | Tropicair | 0 | Enroute to Port Moresby | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2023 12:58 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 01-Sep-2023 13:52 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2023 14:24 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Sep-2023 11:40 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Sep-2023 11:17 | harro | Updated |
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