Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 03 JAN 1997 |
| Time: | 00:42 UTC |
| Type: | Shorts 330-100 |
| Operator: | Titan Airways |
| Registration: | G-ZAPC |
| C/n / msn: | SH.3023 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Liverpool International Airport (LPL) (United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE), United Kingdom |
| East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX), United Kingdom |
The aircraft took off from Exeter at 22:37 for a flight to East Midlands.
When reaching East Midlands, the RVR was below minima, so the crew elected to hold at 2500 feet over the Lichfield NDB. After 45minutes the fuel state dictated a diversion to Liverpool.
A LOC DME approach to Liverpool runway 09 was made. Winds were 060deg/8 knots with a visibility of 12km and a temperature of +1degC.
The aircraft passed the threshold at 88-90 knots and when the aircraft was at 20-30 feet over the runway, it started to sink rapidly.
The Shorts touched down hard on the right main gear, causing it to collapse.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Unknown. Sources:
» CAA Occurrence List F/97/02
» Scramble 216
Official accident investigation report
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Exeter Airport to East Midlands Airport as the crow flies is 272 km (170 miles).
Distance from Exeter Airport to East Midlands Airport as the crow flies is 272 km (170 miles).
