Incident Cessna 340A N346DW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137434
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 June 2011
Time:13:00
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: 340A-0742
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:
Suffered an undercarriage collapse either on landing or shortly afterwards (during the landing roll) on 15/6/2011 at Fa
Fairoaks Airport, Chertsey Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey. No injuries sustained to the pilot (the sole person on board). Per the official AAIB report:

"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. Damage to right main landing gear, right flap, right wingtip and right propeller, right engine shock-loaded"

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. Saw incident
2. Photo of incident: https://www.flickr.com/photos/twaircraftphotos/5940493225/
3. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=346DW&x=15&y=14
4. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ed57ed915d1374000177/Cessna_340A_N346DW_01-12.pdf
5. N346DW at Fairoaks, post accident 24-07-2011: https://www.flickr.com/photos/39860650@N02/5978109663

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jul-2011 07:24 Slideman Added
18-Dec-2012 09:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
04-Dec-2016 21:38 Dr.John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Dec-2016 21:42 Dr.John Smith Updated [Source]

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