Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jul 1, 1995, Baroda (Vadodara)
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on July 1, 1995 near Baroda (Vadodara), Gujarat, India with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the locking arrangement on...
- Date: July 1, 1995
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Baroda (Vadodara), Gujarat, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the locking arrangement on the top end of the left main gear piston, leading to release of the sliding piston and wheel assembly. Non-compliance with a manufacturer service bulletin and a mandatory DGCA modification was a contributory factor.
During a training flight at Baroda, the left main landing gear of an East West Airlines Fokker F27 failed at its shock strut on the second touch-and-go. The gear leg detached and the aircraft slid on its belly before stopping on the runway. No one was injured and there was no fire.