Narrative:
After startup the ATR-42 taxied to intersection BB for a runway 25 departure. The engines were running at approx 70% torque, prior to brake release, when the swinging lever of the left hand main gear failed.
After the mishap, the aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Fiumicino until it was bought for spares by Dart Aviation in 2005.
CAUSE (translated from Italian): The breakage of the swinging lever (SL) of the left landing gear. The SL is the connecting element between the structure of the landing gear and the wheel - a technical factor.
Runway mishap
accident date: 06-03-2003
type: ATR 42-300
registration: I-ATRF
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 6 March 2003 |
| Time: | 20:50 |
| Type: |  ATR 42-300 |
| Operating for: | Minerva Airlines |
| Leased from: | Air Industria |
| Registration: | I-ATRF |
| MSN: | 034 |
| First flight: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 27472 |
| Cycles: | 28492 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) ( Italy)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Italy |
| Rimini-Miramare Airport (RMI/LIPR), Italy | |
| Flightnumber: | 406 |
After startup the ATR-42 taxied to intersection BB for a runway 25 departure. The engines were running at approx 70% torque, prior to brake release, when the swinging lever of the left hand main gear failed.
After the mishap, the aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Fiumicino until it was bought for spares by Dart Aviation in 2005.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE (translated from Italian): The breakage of the swinging lever (SL) of the left landing gear. The SL is the connecting element between the structure of the landing gear and the wheel - a technical factor.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» ANSV N.A/9/04Photos
accident date: 06-03-2003
type: ATR 42-300
registration: I-ATRF
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Roma-Fiumicino Airport to Rimini-Miramare Airport as the crow flies is 246 km (154 miles).
Distance from Roma-Fiumicino Airport to Rimini-Miramare Airport as the crow flies is 246 km (154 miles).
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.
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