Gear-up landing Incident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58098
 
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Date:Friday 23 May 2008
Time:09:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force (IAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bagdogra AFS (VEBD) -   India
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Bagdogra Airport (IXB/VEBD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency belly landing on Bagdogra AFS following a fault in the undercarriage (Nose gear). Caught fire on groundwhile landing at high speed.

Sources:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2008&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2008006
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080524/jsp/siliguri/story_9312393.jsp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
06-Apr-2017 17:09 JF Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Feb-2024 20:03 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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