ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21520
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| Date: | Monday 30 June 2008 |
| Time: | 14:58 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-220T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Bowdon Aviation |
| Registration: | G-JDBC |
| MSN: | 34-7570150 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Continental LTSIO-360-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Runway 23L, Manchester International Airport, Greater Manchester -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tatenhill, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire (EGBM) |
| Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a training flight, three touch-and-go landings were conducted at Tatenhill Airfield, near Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire (EGBM). The next landing was to be a full stop. However, on touchdown the aircraft veered to the right; the instructor took control and flew the aircraft off the ground. When the landing gear was subsequently retracted an ‘unsafe’ indication was obtained and it was later observed that, with the gear extended, the left wheel appeared to be at 90 degrees to the airflow, with the leg deflected in an aft direction.
The decision was made to return to the operator’s base at Manchester International Airport (EGGC/MAN), where, immediately prior to touchdown, both engines were shut down and the propellers feathered.
Subsequent examination of the aircraft showed that the left landing gear forward trunnion fitting had broken into several pieces, thus releasing the leg from its location. Metallurgical examination indicated that the fitting had failed from a combination of loose attachment bolts and fretting damage.
Damage to airframe: Failed left main landing gear attachments, damage to left flap, aileron, propeller and pitot head and horizontal stabilser tip.
Aircraft later repaired and returned to service - still current on the UK civil register in October 2016
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fea140f0b613420008cf/Piper_PA-34-200T_Seneca_II__G-JDBC_12-08.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=JDBC
3. Photo of accident: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6286834
4. http://www.airframes.org/reg/gjdbc
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2008 22:20 | CloudWarrior | Added |
| 01-Jul-2008 01:32 | Fusko | Updated |
| 19-Oct-2012 13:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2016 16:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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