Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Nov 16, 1997, Lae-Nadzab Tom...
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on November 16, 1997 near Lae-Nadzab Tomodachi, Morobe, Papua New Guinea with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; the...
- Date: November 16, 1997
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Lae-Nadzab Tomodachi, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined; the in-flight lift dumper and antiskid faults and the left main gear collapse are the reported factors.
An Air Niugini Fokker F28 on flight PX129 from Wewak to Madang diverted to Lae-Nadzab after warnings and problems testing the lift dumper and antiskid systems. On landing the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off the runway into a ditch. All 49 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was written off.