Date:	Wednesday 16 May 2018
Time:	11:26 LT
Type:	Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga II TC
Owner/operator:	Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Registration:	N517FD
MSN:	3257263
Year of manufacture:	2001
Engine model:	Lycoming TI0-540 SER Piston Engine
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Fair Isle Airport (FIE/EGEF), Shetland Isles, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Repton/Gamston Airport (EGNE)
Destination airport:	Fair Isle Airport (FIE/EGEF)
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga N517FD was damaged in a landing accident at Fair Isle Airport, Shetland Isles, on 26 August 2018. The official AAIB report was published on 13 September 2018, the following is an excerpt from it:

"AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga, N517FD
Departed runway following wind shear encounter during approach, Fair Isle Airfield, Shetland Islands, 16 May 2018.

Wind shear was experienced on short final approach at Fair Isle Airfield and, consequently, the aircraft’s speed at touchdown was faster than intended. The landing roll continued to the upwind end of the runway, where the pilot attempted a 180-degree turn, but he encountered loose gravel and a sloping surface. The aircraft slid sideways off the prepared surface at low speed, and the right main landing gear partially collapsed, while the right stabilator and the rear fuselage struck the ground."

=Damage sustained to airframe=
Per the AAIB report "Right main landing gear partially collapsed, right stabilator bent and damage to lower rear fuselage".

Fair Isle Airport (IATA: FIE, ICAO: EGEF), is a small airport located in Fair Isle, Shetland, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The airport has a single runway aligned northeast–southwest, designated 06/24.

1. AAIB report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b742351ed915d0b615a3ec3/Piper_PA-32R-301T_Saratoga_N517FD_09-18.pdf
2. FAA Registration: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N517FD
3. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=108289
4. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-44142487
5. http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/16349-no-casualties-as-landing-gear-fails-on-plane
6. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N517FD.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Isle_Airport

Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga N517FD damaged at Fair Isle, 16/5/2018 (bottom picture):

AAIB September bulletin published https://t.co/UIijZrP980 pic.twitter.com/ev6aAyEHGw

— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) September 13, 2018

Plane undercarriage partly collapses during Fair Isle landing https://t.co/jyLw9bbNUe pic.twitter.com/NOEOjKFUr4

— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) 16 mai 2018

N517FD: Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga II TC at Norwich (NWI/EGSH) 4 November 2020

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-May-2018 14:03	gerard57	Added
16-May-2018 14:41	gerard57	Updated [Time, Source, Damage, ]
16-May-2018 16:13	Geno	Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, ]
16-May-2018 18:11	Iceman 29	Updated [Source, Embed code, Photo, ]
16-May-2018 18:13	Iceman 29	Updated [Embed code, Photo, ]
16-May-2018 19:23	Aerossurance	Updated [Time, Location, Damage, ]
19-May-2018 23:31	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
13-Sep-2018 19:27	harro	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]
13-Sep-2018 23:20	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Sep-2018 23:23	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Embed code, ]
14-Jul-2024 13:53	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ]
14-Jul-2024 14:39	ASN	Updated
14-Jul-2024 14:39	ASN	Updated