- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 28, 1970 |
Time: | 1442 |
Location: | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
Operator: | Trans Caribbean Airways |
Flight #: | 505 |
Route: | New York - St. Thomas |
AC Type: | Boeing B-727-2A7 |
Registration: | N8790R |
cn / ln: | 20240 |
Aboard: | 55 (passengers:48 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:2 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft experienced a hard landing which caused it to bounce. The crew executed a second touchdown which caused the main landing gear to fail. The aircraft veered off the right side of the runway, passed through the airport perimeter fence, crossed a paved highway and hit an embankment. Captain's use of improper techniques in recovering from a high bounce generated by a poorly executed approach and touchdown. |
Sources
Copyright © Richard Kebabjian / www.planecrashinfo.com