ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 307750
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| Date: | Friday 4 November 2022 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Saab 340B |
| Owner/operator: | REX Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-ZRC |
| MSN: | 340B-390 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Flinders Island Airport, Flinders Island, TAS -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Flinders Island Airport, TAS (FLS/YFLI) |
| Burnie Wynyard Airport, TAS (BWT/YWYY) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the take-off roll, the aircraft veered to the left and the crew detected abnormal airspeed indications before rejecting the take-off, resulting in four landing gear tyres deflating.
Contributing factors
- The parking brake handle was likely not completely reset (seated in the panel) by the pilot, resulting in residual pressure remaining in the brake system.
- Residual pressure in the brake system resulted in a partial application of the brakes during taxi. This allowed heat to generate within the brake system resulting in a gradual increase in brake application.
- The significant and increasing drag associated with the partially applied brakes resulted in a flat spotted tyre and all of the main landing gear wheel fusible plugs activating during the take‑off roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AO-2022-054
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/ao-2022-054
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 2006 | N390AE | American Eagle Airlines | 0 | over Santa Maria, CA |  |
non |
| 15 November 2023 | VH-ZRC | REX Airlines | 0 | 3 NM 95° from Narromine Aerodrome, NSW | |
non |
| Near miss with other aircraft | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2023 07:08 | harro | Updated |
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