Nelson DH8C at Tauranga on May 21st 2018, unsafe gear
Last Update: May 21, 2018 / 14:39:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8262
Departure
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination
Tauranga, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEG
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The airline reported the aircraft landed without incident after reporting a landing gear indication fault.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tauranga about 5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8262
Departure
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination
Tauranga, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEG
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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