ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122470
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 May 2011 |
| Time: | c. 1300. |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Air2There |
| Registration: | ZK-MYS |
| MSN: | 31-7652032 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Nelson Airport, Nelson -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZNS |
| NZNS | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Piper Chieftain landed on its main landing gear only after the nose landing gear (NLG) failed to extend on approach. Emergency vehicles were standing by and neither of the 2 crew members was injured.
The NLG jammed as a result of wrong parts and incorrect maintenance, over a number of years, which allowed the landing gear to turn too far when full rudder was applied during the training exercise so that a the jam ensued. This aircraft had a history of NLG defects, including other failures to extend or retract normally. Some of the rectifications of the earlier defects, carried out by various maintenance organisations, had not been in accordance with regulations, because incorrect parts or unauthorised repairs had been used, and the aeroplane manufacturer's Maintenance Manual procedures had not been followed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/4994551/Emergency-perfectly-handled/]
https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2011 05:56 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-May-2012 11:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2014 14:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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