ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76449
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| Date: | Thursday 19 August 2010 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Model 348 White Knight Two (WK2) |
| Owner/operator: | Scaled Composites LLC |
| Registration: | N348MS |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Mojave Air and Space Port -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | KMHV (Mojave Air and Space Port) |
| KMHV (Mojave Air and Space Port) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The carrier aircraft for Scaled Composites' future SpaceShipTwo spacecraft suffered a gear failure and received minor damages during its 37th test flight at Mojave Air and Space Port. No one was hurt in the incident. It is unclear if the gear failure occurred on takeoff or landing. The carrier was not attached to the SpaceShipOne spacecraft at the time of the incident.
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/20/346407/picture-whiteknight-two-landing-gear-fails.html
https://www.scaled.com/news/minor_whiteknighttwo_incident (press release)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VMS_Eve_Maiden_Flight.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2010 09:55 | flyflyfly | Added |
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