Date:	Wednesday 4 January 1989
Time:	21:30
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
Owner/operator:	Jersey European Airways
Registration:	G-JEAC
MSN:	617
Year of manufacture:	1979
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Southend (SEN), Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Southend Airport, Essex (SEN/EGMC)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Substantially damaged 04-01-1989 at Southend Airport, Essex: Left brake failed on start up and aircraft swung, colliding with Trislander G-BDOS (causing minor damage) and Cessna 177RG G-BFAC (causing severe damage by severing port wing). G-JEAC itself received damage to port engine, prop & fuselage.

Subsequent AAIB investigations revealed that the cause of the aircraft's swing was failure of the left brake caliper, which had separated from the brake disc.

1. Aviation News 3-16 Feb 1989.
2. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fc4a40f0b61346000937/DHC-6_Twin_Otter_310__G-JEAC_09-89.pdf
3. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=JEAC

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