Accident Europa Classic OY-GDS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274044
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 May 2002
Time:08:44 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic EUPA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Europa Classic
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: OY-GDS
MSN: 9406
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Aarhus Airport (EKAH) -   Denmark
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Aarhus Airport (EKAH)
Investigating agency: HCL
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During landing and after touchdown on EKAH runway 10L while the aircraft was at low speed, the landing gear moved up. The pilot-in-command subsequently found that the locking paddle in the undercarriage handle was not correctly locked, allowing the undercarriage handle to move from the down position to the up position.
Damage occurred to the propeller and underside of the aircraft.
The accident occurred during daylight and visual meteorological conditions (VMC).

Sources:

HCL 23/02
https://www.danishaircraft.dk/show/OY-GDS

Revision history:

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12-Jan-2022 10:51 harro Added

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