ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183545
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| Date: | 14-JAN-2016 |
| Time: | 12:14 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | Reconnaissance Ventures Ltd |
| Registration: | G-MAPP |
| C/n / msn: | 402B-0583 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | SU |
| Departure airport: | East Midlands (EMA/EGNX) |
| East Midlands (EMA/EGNX) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
The left hand main landing gear collapsed on landing during a training flight. No reported injuries.
During the landing roll the aircraft’s left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft departed the left side of the paved runway. The damaged sustained by the left landing gear components was consistent with the side brace folding as weight was transferred onto the landing gear during the landing. The cause of the landing gear collapse was most probably the incorrect fitment of a set screw in the downlock link. One Safety Recommendation is made:
Safety Recommendation 2016-049 It is recommended that Textron Aviation informs operators of Cessna 300 and 400-series aircraft of the actions required to ensure that the set screw, which retains the main gear downlock pin, is properly installed in the side brace downlock link and, in addition, amends the aircraft maintenance manuals to include this information.
Sources:
1. https://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Aircraft-crashes-runway-landing-gear-fails-East/story-28528778-detail/story.html
2. http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/east-midlands-airport-shut-after-crash-landing-1-7675506
3. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/East-Midlands-Airport-incident/story-28528729-detail/story.html
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-leicestershire-35266955
5. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7827300
6. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MAPP
7. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-cessna-402b-g-mapp
Accident investigation:
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Safety recommendations:
Safety recommendation 2016-049 issued 4 August 2016 by AAIB to Textron Aviation
Media:
AAIB report on Cessna training flight landing gear collapse 14 Jan 16 https://t.co/DgjIc3cBYo pic.twitter.com/GosRAAeHGs
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) August 11, 2016
LIVE: A Cessna-G-MAPP-has suffered a gear collapse at East Midlands, UK - a/c now holding #airlivenet pic.twitter.com/MShE4QWi8n
— ✈️Nik's News✈️ (@NikPhillips666) January 14, 2016Following the earlier incident at the airport, please see latest statement on our FB page https://t.co/ARuHnOM2L5
The airport has reopened
— East Mids Airport (@EMA_Airport) January 14, 2016Images:
Photo of G-MAPP courtesy AirHistory.net
Glasgow - Prestwick (EGPK / PIK)
18 April 2014; (c) Ian Howat
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2016 13:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jan-2016 14:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2016 16:12 | Geno | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2016 16:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2016 17:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2016 15:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2016 13:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 04-Jan-2018 17:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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