ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319722
| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 2018 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Army Parachute Association |
| Registration: | G-BZAH |
| MSN: | 208B0811 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Netheravon Airport -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Netheravon Airport (EGDN) |
| Netheravon Airport (EGDN) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, following a normal landing, he heard a loud bang, after which the aircraft nose appeared to be lower than normal. He stopped the aircraft and shut it down to carry out an inspection. This identified that the nose landing gear drag link spring had failed.
A detailed analysis of the failed part, carried out on behalf of the operator, indicated that the failure was most likely due to damage to the protective coating which had allowed the high-strength steel material to be exposed to moisture. A corrosion fatigue mechanism then led to the crack which resulted in the failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 2004 | G-BZAH | Army Parachute Association | 0 | Netheravon Airport | |
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| Damaged on the ground | ||||||
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