ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65869
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 12-NOV-2008 |
| Time: | 15.25 local |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Operator: | Oxford Aviation Academy Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ROUS |
| C/n / msn: | 34-7870187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kidlington, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | EGTK |
| EGTK |
Whilst flying a routine training circuit, the occupants heard a loud bang as the landing gear extended and the ‘gear unsafe’ warning light remained illuminated. When the aircraft landed, the left main gear leg collapsed and the aircraft departed the runway.
Damage sustained to left landing gear retraction mechanism, left wing tip, left aileron hinge bracket, left aileron and flap. It was later identified that the retraction fitting had failed.
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=ROUS
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Piper%20PA-34-200T%20Seneca%20II,%20G-ROUS%2006-09.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2009 23:18 | VHKDK | Added |
| 25-Oct-2012 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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