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- Code Number:
- TAFV12P07_05
- Title:
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C-GCPE, Canadian Airlines CDN, Douglas DC-10-30, CF6
- CN: 46542
LN: 295 FN: 903 First flight: 27/07/1979 Engines: 3x GE CF6-50C2 History: 02/11/1979 Cp Air C-GCPE 26/04/1987 Canadian Airlines CDN C-GCPE 20/11/2000 Biman Bangladesh S2-ADN Written-off Accident report: Status: Preliminary Date: 01/07/2005 Time: 08:53 Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER Operator: Biman Bangladesh Airlines Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 201 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 216 Airplane damage: Substantial Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Chittagong-Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) (Bangladesh) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates Destination airport: Chittagong-Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP/VGEG), Bangladesh Fligh tnumber: 048 Narrative: Biman flight 048 departed Dubai for a regular flight to Chittagong and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Weather at Chittagong was poor. When the DC-10 approached the airport (08:50 local, 02:50 UTC), the METAR read: VGEG 010250Z 18006KT 1800 RAIN BKN007 SCT013 FEW026CB OVC080 26/25 Q100 3 TEMPO S/VIS 2KM OR LESS= (wind 180 degrees at 6 kts, visibility 1800m, rain, 5-7 oktas cloud at 700feet, 3-4 oktas cloud at 1300feet, 0-2 oktas cloud at 2600feet with thunder clouds 8 oktas overcast cloud at 8000feet, temperature 26C dewpoint 25C temporarily visibility 2 km). The aircraft touched down on runway 23 but ran off the right side of the runway, into the grass. The right hand undercarriage collapsed and the plane sank a meter-deep into the mud, causing severe damage to the right hand wing and the separation of the nr. 3 engine. The airplane came to rest 7300 feet from the runway 23 threshold. Chittagong has a single runway (05/23) which measures 9646 150 feet. Sources: The Daily Observer The New Nation
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