Incident Cessna 340A N346DW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137445
 
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Date:Friday 15 July 2011
Time:12:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic C340 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 340A
Owner/operator:Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Registration: N346DW
MSN: 340A0742
Year of manufacture:1979
Engine model:Continental TCM TSIO-520-NB
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Fairoaks Airport, Chertsey Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Dunsfold Aerodrome, Cranleigh, Surrey (EGTD)
Destination airport:Fairoaks Airport, Surrey (EGTF)
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
During the landing roll, the aircraft’s right main landing gear retracted and the aircraft departed from the right side of the paved runway, damaging the aircraft. The damage sustained by the landing gear components was consistent with the right main landing gear side brace folding, as weight was transferred onto the right main landing gear during the landing. The cause of the landing gear collapse was not positively identified

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB
Report number: EW/G2010/07/19
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ed57ed915d1374000177/Cessna_340A_N346DW_01-12.pdf
2. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/457449-accident-fairoaks-egtf.html
3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/61369438@N05/5941064072/in/photostream/ (photo of accident)
4. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=346DW

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jul-2011 02:45 BIKEPILOT Added
16-Jul-2011 10:39 Dr.John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Jan-2012 12:30 harro Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2012 16:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
13-Oct-2012 17:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
31-Aug-2015 16:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
10-Dec-2016 23:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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