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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 2012 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: |  Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II |
| Owner/operator: | Fugro |
| Registration: | ZS-SSY |
| MSN: | F406-0037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) -
 Kenya
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) |
| Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAID Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Caravan II aircraft operated by Fugro Airborne Surveys (PTY) Limited had a right main landing gear (MLG) collapse during taxi for takeoff on runway 35. The aircraft was taxiing for an aerial survey flight over the area north and south of Malindi.
The pilot and the passenger did not sustain any injuries during the incident. The aircraft, however, sustained serious damage on the right wing and right propeller as a result of the incident.
The probable cause of the incident was determined to be failure of the right MLG actuator as a result of incorrect installation of the actuator locking keys. Contributory factor to this was failure of maintenance personnel to follow procedures of proper installation of actuator locking devices.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000068008&story_title=Plane-crash-lands-at-Malindi-airport
http://citizennews.co.ke/news/2012/local/item/4694-8-escape-death-in-malindi-plane-mishap
https://atcnews.org/2012/10/10/malindi-take-off-mishap-spares-passengers-lives/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2012 07:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Oct-2012 07:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2012 10:19 | simulator | Updated |
| 09-Oct-2012 10:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Oct-2012 10:21 | harro | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 09-Oct-2012 10:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2012 10:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2012 03:28 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 12-Oct-2012 06:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2012 07:44 | Crazyguy | Updated [Nature, Damage, ] |
| 28-Aug-2014 12:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2016 14:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2016 16:36 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2017 12:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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