Nelson DH8C at Hamilton on May 12th 2017, unsafe gear
Last Update: May 12, 2017 / 20:33:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8242
Departure
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Destination
Hamilton, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEZ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The airline reported the crew received an unsafe gear indication. However, it turned out the gear was in position, it therefore appears the issue was with the indication itself.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8242
Departure
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Destination
Hamilton, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEZ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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