AO-1994-021Embraer EMB-110P1 ZK-KIP, undercarriage leg failed to extend due to torch in wheel well, Auckland International Airport, 28 September 1994
Aviation
Published date
31 January 1995
Accident/Incident date
28 September 1994
Status
Published
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Executive summary
An Embraer EMB-110P1 (Bandeirante) ZK-KIP, while approaching Auckland International Airport on the evening of 28 September 1994, experienced an undercarriage malfunction. The right main wheel could not be lowered by either normal or emergency means, and the aircraft was subsequently landed "wheels-up" at 1949 hours without injury to either of the two crew members on board. A safety issue identified was post-maintenance inspection.
He consider producing an article for "New Zealand Flight Safety" magazine on the subject of post-maintenance inspection of aircraft for ensuring that tools and equipment have been removed after maintenance.
