Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 17 APR 1982 |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 102 |
| Operator: | Air Bridge Carriers |
| Registration: | G-APRN |
| C/n / msn: | 6654 |
| First flight: | 1959-05-13 (22 years 12 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls Royce 526 Dart |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Belfast International Airport (BFS) (United Kingdom) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA), United Kingdom |
The Argosy was damaged beyond repair when the right main gear collapsed on landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of a pivot pin from the anti-torque link assembly.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
