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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 1994 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3Q8 |
| Owner/operator: | Polynesian Airlines |
| Registration: | 5W-ILF |
| MSN: | 26282/2355 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 73 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Faleolo International Airport, Upolu -
 Samoa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| Apia, Samoa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Operating flight PH844 between Tonga and Samoa, on approach to Faleolo the crew realised the starboard main undercarriage would not lower. On inspection, the body of a young male stow away was found to be jamming the starboard undercarriage.
The aircraft made an emergency landing at Faleolo using only the nosewheel and port umdercarriage. There was minimal damage to the aircraft, and all 72 passengers and crew were unhurt in the incident. Police later recovered the body of the dead stow away.
Sources:
https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
The Camberra Times 15 Sep 1994 sourced from https://trove.nla.govt.au/newspapers/article/118137875/13361139
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 December 1996 | 5W-ILF | Polynesian Airlines | 0 | Faleolo International Airport, Upolu | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 15 January 2014 | VP-CKY | Cayman Airways | 0 | Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2018 03:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 03:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2021 00:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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