Narrative:
East West F-27 VT-EWE was engaged in a training flight at Baroda airport. The aircraft was under the command of an examiner pilot with the trainee pilot on right hand seat. The first touch and go exercise was uneventful. During the second exercise, immediately on touchdown the left main landing gear failed at its shock strut outer cylinder and the inner cylinder with the main wheel assembly attached to it got liberated. The aircraft continued moving forward with the remaining portion of left shock strut contacting the runway followed by the left engine propellers and fuselage bottom and finally came to rest on the runway left side strip. There was no fire and no injury to persons on board the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident occurred during aircraft touchdown due to liberation of the sliding piston along with the wheels of the left main landing gear as a result of failure of the locking arrangement on the piston top end. Non-compliance by the operator of the Service Bulletin issued by the Manufacturer and Mandatory Modifications issued by the DGCA regarding piston-adapter and dowel pin lock fitment, is the Contributory Factor in the accident".
accident date: 01-07-1995
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500RF
registration: PH-KFK
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 1 July 1995 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 500RF |
| Operator: | East West Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-EWE |
| MSN: | 10605 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Baroda (Vadodara) Airport (BDQ) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vadodara Airport (BDQ/VABO), India |
| Vadodara Airport (BDQ/VABO), India |
East West F-27 VT-EWE was engaged in a training flight at Baroda airport. The aircraft was under the command of an examiner pilot with the trainee pilot on right hand seat. The first touch and go exercise was uneventful. During the second exercise, immediately on touchdown the left main landing gear failed at its shock strut outer cylinder and the inner cylinder with the main wheel assembly attached to it got liberated. The aircraft continued moving forward with the remaining portion of left shock strut contacting the runway followed by the left engine propellers and fuselage bottom and finally came to rest on the runway left side strip. There was no fire and no injury to persons on board the aircraft.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident occurred during aircraft touchdown due to liberation of the sliding piston along with the wheels of the left main landing gear as a result of failure of the locking arrangement on the piston top end. Non-compliance by the operator of the Service Bulletin issued by the Manufacturer and Mandatory Modifications issued by the DGCA regarding piston-adapter and dowel pin lock fitment, is the Contributory Factor in the accident".
Sources:
» Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1995 (DGAC India)Photos
accident date: 01-07-1995
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500RF
registration: PH-KFK
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