Let L-410 crash, Jul 26, 1999, Arusha
Let L-410 accident on July 26, 1999 near Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not follow the approach checklist and...
- Date: July 26, 1999
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not follow the approach checklist and did not lower the landing gear.
A Precisionair Let L-410 on a training circuit at Arusha made a flapless approach, and the instructor forgot to lower the landing gear while concentrating on the descent rate. The aircraft belly landed, the tail skid and underside scraped the runway, and it slid 164 metres. Nobody was injured and there was no fire.