Boeing 747-200 crash, Mar 6, 1999, Chennai
Boeing 747-200 accident on March 6, 1999 near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not confirm that the nose gear was...
- Date: March 6, 1999
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not confirm that the nose gear was extended and locked and did not recognise the unsafe gear indication, so the aircraft landed with the nose gear retracted. The post-landing fire then destroyed the aircraft.
An Air France Cargo Boeing 747 freighter flying Paris to Chennai abandoned an approach after an unsafe gear indication. The crew recycled the gear but touched down with the nose gear still retracted, and the nose struck the runway. A fire broke out in the cockpit area and destroyed the aircraft, but all five crew escaped.