A Spanair flight from Palma crashed on the runway at LPL, after the Undercarriage failed. Several passengers were treated by the Emergency Services, but there were no serious injuries. [link:news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1323000/1323469.stm|BBC Report]
By: keltic - 26th May 2001 at 17:55
RE: Spanair flight crash lands at LPL
According to the accident report, the accident was due to
metal fatigue.
By: keltic - 13th May 2001 at 18:54
RE: Spanair flight crash lands at LPL
Well are thinking that the undercarriage collapsed due to technical faults. But many times, a gust of wind makes the aircraft go against the tarmac in such a violent way that it makes the undercarriage to fold back again.
By: KabirT - 11th May 2001 at 09:26
RE: Spanair flight crash lands at LPL
Saab 2000, that MD 83 was of SAS, that crash land was in June 1998 and also a day after SAS was awarded some best airline award. I was on a KLM B737 at that time passing the crash when our pilot announced “And to your right ladies and gentelman, the airline of the year with no undercarriege”;). And Keltic, yeah Scandinavians are known for there safety records in all fields.
By: Newcastle757 - 11th May 2001 at 08:55
RE: Spanair flight crash lands at LPL
Reg no. EC-FXI
By: Paul Cushion - 10th May 2001 at 23:46
RE: Spanair flight crash lands at LPL
Did’nt the same thing happen to an MD-83 of Airtours a few years back at Manchester?
Potential design fault???????
Paul.
By: Saab 2000 - 10th May 2001 at 19:14
RE: Spanair flight crash lands at LPL
I heard that a couple of months back a spanair md 83 skidded of the runway at Glasgow.Thank god no one was seriously injured in this crash.
By: keltic - 10th May 2001 at 18:42
RE: Spanair flight crash lands at LPL
It´s something really odd. I have to say that Spanair is quite a good airline with fantastic safety records. Although they are flying a bit old MD82/83 the maintenance is really careful. Technical issue and crews training is directly supervised by SAS which owns almost half of the airline. I don´t want to solve them, but I want to say….they are serious guys.
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May 10, 2001 at 5:01 pm