ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181549
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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 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Southend (SEN), Essex -
United Kingdom
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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.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
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
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Nov-2015 11:13 |
JINX |
Added |
25-Jan-2016 19:56 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-May-2016 15:56 |
TB |
Updated [Location] |
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