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Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2748 belly landing

12 Sept 2007 · Vilnius International Airport, Lithuania

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Bombardier Q400 · Belly landing due to collapse of the right main landing gear

From Copenhagen Airport to Palanga International Airport

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Occurrence
Event fatalities
0 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
Unknown
Survivors
52
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
0
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Bombardier Q400

Aircraft type
Bombardier Q400
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
LN-RDS
Onboard fatalities
0
Route
From Copenhagen AirportTo Palanga International Airport

Approximate · Estimated position: Vilnius International Airport, the airport the Wikipedia article names as the site. Where on or near it is not known.

From the Wikipedia article

The Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2748 belly landing (Sukanjinabia Kōkū 2748-bin dōtai chakuriku jiko, English: Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2748) was an aviation accident on 12 September 2007 in which Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2748 (a Bombardier Q400), flying from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Palanga, Lithuania, made a belly landing at Vilnius International Airport, Lithuania.

Overview of the accident

During the flight, a problem with the right main landing gear was discovered, and the aircraft diverted to Vilnius International Airport for an emergency landing. During the landing the right main gear collapsed, resulting in a belly landing. Although there were no deaths or injuries, it came just 3 days after Scandinavian Airlines Flight 1209, also operated with a Q400, had made a belly landing, and the accident greatly shook confidence in the Q400. After the accident, Scandinavian Airlines permanently grounded the type.

Translated into English with AI assistance from the Japanese Wikipedia article “スカンジナビア航空2748便胴体着陸事故” (revision 110333104, retrieved 2026-09-19) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out; the translation may contain errors, and long articles were cut to their first 700 words. Read the article

Sources

Japanese Wikipedia article: スカンジナビア航空2748便胴体着陸事故
Article
スカンジナビア航空2748便胴体着陸事故
Translation
Into English with AI assistance; names of linked operators and aircraft types from Wikidata. It may contain errors.
Revision
110333104 · 2026-07-19 · retrieved 2026-09-19
Wikidata
Q11311347
Licence
Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
Record
ja Wikipedia article "スカンジナビア航空2748便胴体着陸事故" (page 1215079, revision 110333104), translated into English with AI assistance
Date
Wikipedia infobox: date
Place and country
Wikipedia infobox: site
Map position
airport the Wikipedia infobox site names (OurAirports, exact name)
Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
flight number in the article title
Fatalities
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
Ground fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Summary
Wikipedia article lead
Source notes (1)
  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Japanese Wikipedia article's infobox, translated into English with AI assistance, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.