Fokker 100 crash, Dec 2, 2009, Kupang
Fokker 100 accident on December 2, 2009 near Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Debris in the restrictor check valve...
- Date: December 2, 2009
- Aircraft: Fokker 100
- Location: Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Debris in the restrictor check valve partly closed its orifice, blocking hydraulic flow to the actuator and leaving the left main gear jammed in the up position.
A Merpati Fokker 100 on a passenger flight from Makassar to Kupang could not lower its left main landing gear. After holding and failed attempts to lower it, the crew landed with the gear up and the aircraft stopped on the runway shoulder. No one was injured and all occupants left through the exits.