ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211094
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 May 2018 |
| Time: | 11:26 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga |
| 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 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Fair Isle Airport (EGEF), Shetland Isles -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Retford/Gamston Airfield, Nottinghamshire (EGNE) |
| Fair Isle Airport, Shetland Isles (FIE/EGEF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga N517FD was damaged in a landing accident at Fair Isle Airport, Shetland Isles, on 26/8/2018. The official AAIB report was published on 13/9/2018, 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"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1583067
Images:
Media:
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
Revision history:
| 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] |
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