Incident – Pegasus Airlines, flight PC939 ( Istanbul to Basel ) , landed at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg with it’s nose landing gear rotated about 90 degrees.

Tires are also damaged as a result of the dragging on the runway.

No injuries reported , but air traffic was disrupted in Basel.

Probable cause may be Possible faults with O-ring seals in the landing-gear steering module.

Author – Tanmay Palei
Sr. Aircraft Structure Engineer

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Last Update: September 28, 2024