Dornier DO228 crash, Sep 13, 1991, Chennai
Dornier DO228 accident on September 13, 1991 near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India with no fatalities. Cause: Landing with gear retracted because the...
- Date: September 13, 1991
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Landing with gear retracted because the commander disregarded operating procedures. The copilot failed to report the deviations or confirm the gear was down.
A Dornier 228 on a United Breweries flight from Bangalore to Madras landed on its belly with the landing gear not extended. It slid along the runway and came to rest with the propeller blades and wingtip touching the runway. All occupants were evacuated without injury and the aircraft was written off.