Dash 8 gear collapse Norway - no injuries . . . photo

[robbreid]

News Source

from ASN; A DHC 8-100 from Widerøes Flyveselskap landed hard on the runway while landing at Sandnessjøen (SSJ), Norway. The hard landing was caused by a gust on the final stage of landing. The undercarriage failed and the plane slid. None of the 3 passengers and 4 crew was hurt.
Weather about the time of the accident (04:00 UTC) was reported as:
ENST 150350Z 04007KT 360V140 9999 -RA VCFG FEW035 BKN060 14/10 Q0982=
Wind 040 degrees at 7 knots, varying from 260 to 140 degrees; unlimited visibility; light rain and fog in the vicinity; few clouds at 3500ft; broken ceiling at 6000; Temeperature 14°C, dew point 10°C

Photo; Trond Carlsen

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[flyincanuck]

7 kts and -RA? Shoulda been a greaser!

[KAG]

It looks like nothing touched.

[skat0r]

Is it me or is this not the first time that this happens to a dash-8?!

[ScudRunner]

Cmon guys, with a load like that they must have been pushing the envelope.

None of the 3 passengers and 4 crew was hurt.

[CanterburyTail]

Is it me or is this not the first time that this happens to a dash-8?!

There was a slew of them the other year, that caused a massive panic, but ended up being improper maintenance of the aircraft at SAS rather than a fault or issue with the design.

[teacher]

And those others were Q400s, not 100s

[xsbank]

Seems to me the right engine is feathered and the left is not - I think this was not a hard landing but a gear-that-failed-to-descend?
Either way, "...skin, tin, ticket."

All I meant was, it looked to me like the Captain was expecting a gear failure and shut down the engine in prep - I see I was wrong.

But the rest stands, skin, tin, ticket - a happy ending.

[Changes in Latitudes]

Seems to me the right engine is feathered and the left is not - I think this was not a hard landing but a gear-that-failed-to-descend?
Either way, "...skin, tin, ticket."

You have lost me there. I thought the engines go feathered on their own when they are shutdown. Which appears to be the case. Unless I am misunderstanding what you're saying.

[robbreid]

A few more photos;

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[CanterburyTail]

Hmmm, structural support failure from the looks. Interesting that again it's an SAS plane.

[ajet32]

Curiosity requires? Do any of you actually fly a Dash 8?

[dashx]

The A/C has really high cycles. And yes the winds can be quite unpleasant.

I'm not defending the pilots or maintenance. Once the download data is analysed I am sure SAS will be forthright about the incident (yes and Christmas is coming Virginia).

But...you know...sometimes... shit happens....

-x.

[flyinhigh]

MMMMMM, low and behold its another SAS Group Aircraft.

[teacher]

I do fly a dash 8 and funny enough the aircraft is much harder to land and will be a much harder landing when it is light.