Boeing 737-300 crash, Oct 1, 2008, Kaliningrad
Boeing 737-300 accident on October 1, 2008 near Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not extend the landing...
- Date: October 1, 2008
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
- Location: Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not extend the landing gear and did not monitor its position. A faulty flap sensor triggered an asymmetry warning, and the crew disabled ground proximity warnings and silenced the gear horn. Crew coordination and procedure compliance were also inadequate.
A KD Avia Boeing 737-300 returning from Barcelona with 138 passengers and six crew landed at Kaliningrad with its landing gear up. The crew had silenced repeated gear warnings and the aircraft slid 1,440 m before stopping on the runway. No one was killed.