Narrative:
The left main gear collapsed on landing, causing the aircraft to depart the runway.
Runway excursion
accident date: 17-07-2001
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: HC-BMD
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 2001 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 |
| Operator: | TAME Ecuador |
| Registration: | HC-BMD |
| MSN: | 11220 |
| First flight: | 1984-12-04 (16 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 555-15P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 70 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Tulcán Airport (TUA) ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Tulcán Airport (TUA/SETU), Ecuador |
The left main gear collapsed on landing, causing the aircraft to depart the runway.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway excursion
Sources:
» El UniversoPhotos
accident date: 17-07-2001
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: HC-BMD
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Tulcán Airport as the crow flies is 136 km (85 miles).
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Tulcán Airport as the crow flies is 136 km (85 miles).
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