- Date
- November 13, 2012, 05:20 local (05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Injuries
- 137 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- ZS-TOGBoeing MD-82
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Landing gear collapse
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85584
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On November 13, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, registration ZS-TOG, experienced a wheel failure on the left hand main gear during takeoff from O.R.Tambo International Airport (FAJS), , South Africa. The chartered flight was enroute to Kamuzu International Airport (Lilongwe), Malawi (FWKI). The pilot aborted the takeoff and the aircraft came to rest on Runway 03L. The aircraft sustained damage to the left hand main landing gear, the left hand wheel assemblies, left hand engine and wing. None of the passengers or crew onboard were injured. This incident is being investigated by the South Africa CAA AIID. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer. All information regarding the investigation will be released by the South Africa CAA AIID (www.caa.co.za).
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-TOG
- Reported as
- Boeing MD-82
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49905
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Global Aviation
- Registered owner
- Global Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Airport
- FAJS · Tambo, runway 03L, asphalt